I Need A Change

I can remember those days as a child
 When life was a treasure filled with wonder and joy
 The simplest of things were filled with such pleasure
 And love was a virtue time could not destroy.
 Oh, I still need these things to believe in
 To protect my heart from the rain.
 Something's gone wrong.
 Oh, the old feeling is gone.
 Lord, I need a change;
 A change in the way that I'm living;
 A different way to deal;
 A change in the way I perceive this old world.
 Oh, I need something that's real.
 These days I wonder, what's become of that boy?
 I know he has traveled on many dark roads.
 How can a soul wipe clean of the sorrow?
 And how can a heart unburden that load?
 I still need these things to believe in
 That protect my heart from the rain.
 Oh, but something's gone wrong.
 The feeling is gone,
 And, oh, Lord, I need a change.
 I need a change in the way that I'm living;
 A different way to deal;
 A change in the way I perceive this old world.
 Oh, I need something that's real.
 Oh, Lord, I need something to feel,
 Oh, something to feel.