Lyrics to
Changes

This version of Changes was released by Olivia Newton-John in 1972.

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We said a million times we’d change
Can’t bring myself to say those words again
A piper never changes tune
You can’t grow apples on the moon

The hurtful things we say still penetrate
And whispered sorrys always come too late
Then the damage has been done
What are we going to tell our son?

I want to spare his broken heart
Break it gently that we’ll live apart
Don’t know the proper words to say
He won’t be seeing daddy every day

Those weekly outings never work, you know
Buying gifts and candy, picture shows
They can’t replace the man around
Your voice, your touch, your manly sound

I guess the trouble is I love you still
And if it comes to that, I always will
No, please don’t cry, it’s just too late
Now hurry on, she’s waiting at the gate

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Olivia Newton-John has released many songs over the years besides Changes. Olivia Newton-John released songs from 1970 to 2007 spanning across albums like Toomorrow, If Not For You, Olivia, Let Me Be There, Long Live Love, Have You Never Been Mellow, Clearly Love, Don't Stop Believin', Come On Over, Making A Good Thing Better, Totally Hot, Grease, Xanadu, Physical, Two Of A Kind, Soul Kiss, The Rumour, Warm And Tender, Gaia: One Woman's Journey, Back With A Heart, Sordid Lives, -2, Indigo: Women Of Song, Stronger Than Before, and Christmas Wish. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Olivia Newton-John.

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About Lyrics and Changes by Olivia Newton-John

The lyrics to Changes are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Olivia Newton-John used when the song was created in 1972. The lyrics to Changes have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Olivia Newton-John and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Changes by Olivia Newton-John. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Changes" means the words set to the music of Changes, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Olivia Newton-John. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Changes and the lyrics to Changes are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Olivia Newton-John who came here looking just for the lyrics to Changes, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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