My boy, he said, listen to me, I've lived my life alone Now alone I'm left to be someone I do not know Someone who I can't agree Time is running out now it's plain for me to see My life was wasted on a dream The sands of time won't wait for me The winds of change have blown my way, for one last time I was a lot like you, faced the world With the strength of youth Thought that I was strong Had my own points of view It's a sad fact of life, There is beginning and an end The race we have with time Will we ever comprehend? My life was wasted on a dream The sands of time won't wait for me The winds of change have blown my way, for one last time The sands of time won't wait for me The winds of change have blown my way, for one last time If I could live it over again, I think I'd live it over again The sands of time won't wait for me The winds of change have blown my way, for one last time The sands of time won't wait for me The winds of change have blown my way, for one last time