Looking back I can still remember  The day a stranger came to town  He didn't say much of anything  So why did everybody  Try and put him down?  I must admit that he looked  A little different  Maybe we just didn't understand  I knew that he'd never  Fit into the system  But from his eyes I could  See he had a plan  There was a moment of real hesitation  They didn't like a stranger  Playing the game  But if he was faced with  That kind of situation  Wasn't that the time to make change?  [Chorus]  As time goes by  There's one thing I have come to realize  The time goes by  Never let yourself force to be compromised  But even now I remember  The way you made me feel  And I've been living with the question  Where are you now?  All Change!  As time goes by  There's one thing I have come to realize  The time goes by  Never let yourself force to be compromised  As time goes by  There's one thing I have come to realize  The time goes by  Never let yourself force to be compromised  As time goes by  There's one thing I have come to realize  The time goes by  Never let yourself force to be compromised  As time goes by  The time goes by  As time goes by