All of the people in this town
Pick you up just to push you down
Looking around the sky turns black
Your eyes so sad - I know you won't come back
But don't ever change
Don't ever change
Oh James
Don't ever, don't ever change
My life has been rearranged
Oh James
All of the dirt 'neath your fingernails
Is from dragging yourself from their vicious tales
Fierceness like ice in your eyes so blue
Beaten and blamed for everything you do
But don't ever change
Don't ever change
Oh James
Don't ever, don't ever change
My heart has been rearranged
Oh James
You say you know all the reasons they hurt you
But I don't think I'll ever understand
They've torn your heart and soul apart
Tears flood the lakes of your eyes so blue
Squirm as the knife is turning
The fire in your eyes is burning
They've torn your life and soul apart
But don't ever change
Don't ever change
Oh James
Don't ever, don't ever change
My life has been rearranged
Oh James