They say don't change the old for the new
But I've found out this will never do
When you grow old you don't last long

You're here today and then tomorrow you're gone
I loved a man(gal) for many years gone by
I tho't his(her) love for me would never die

He(She) made some changes that would never do
From now on I'm goin' to make some changs too
For there's a change in the weather

There's a change in the sea
So from now on there'll be a change in me
My walk will be diff'rent, my talk and my name

Nothin' about me is goin' to be the same
I'm goin' to change my way of livin' if that ain't enough
Then I'll change the way that I strut my stuff

'Cause nobody wants you when you're old and gray
There'll be some changes made
They say the old time things are the best

That may be very good for all the rest
But I'm goin' to let the old things be
'Cause they are certainly not suited for me

There was a time when I thought that way
That's why I'm all alone here today
Since ev'ry one of these days seeks something new

From now on I'm goin' to seek some new things too
For there's a change in the weather
There's a change in the sea

So from now on there'll be a change in me
Why, my walk will be be different, and my talk and my name
Nothing about me gonna be the same

I'm gonna change my way of livin', and that ain't no shock
Why, I'm thinking of changin' the way I gotta set my clock
Because nobody wants you when you're old and gray

There's gonna be some changes made today
There'll be some changes made