I recall with arms raised square
Mom would choose a shirt to wear
A nightly prayer said on tender knees
"Keep the tag in the back"
That's all I believed
I used to see with eyes
I used to sing with flowers
I used to see with eyes
I used to sing with flowers

We never know the reasons for the change
We never know the reasons why we change
Wants, needs, kisses and the things we used to know
Wearing mittens and playing in the snow

I recall the days we'd used to share
The breeze was warm and the weather fair
We didn't care who saw us kiss beneath the trees
I loved your scent as we rolled in the leaves
There were tears on the keys
As she typed her goodbyes
There were tears on the keys
As she typed her goodbyes

We never know the reasons for the change
We never know the reasons why we change
Wants, needs, kisses and the things we used to know
The years went so fast but the moment seemed so slow

He'd never seen his father cry
But these things happen to the perpetual child
All the while they take their strength from the other
The loss of a wife, the loss of a mother
Bury the living in condos
And the dead in graves
Bury the living in condos
And the dead in graves

We never know the reasons for the change
We never know the reasons why we change
Wants, needs, kisses and the things we used to know
Wants, needs, kisses and the things we used to know
We never know the reasons for the change
We never know the reasons why we change