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Ideals, illusions Problems in black and white I was quick to preach answers Of wrong and right I used to believe I had to prove myself And I tried so hard That I became somebody else Oh, but that was then and this is now It's all right anyhow Time passes on And it really doesn't matter I got held back By my teachers in school Who fed me contradictions and Filled me with rules Who tried to make me who I'm not Or who I'll never be They said it was important And that someday I'd see Oh, but that was then and this is now I'm still blind anyhow Time passes on SongtexteAnd it really doesn't matter My friends got hung For a life they never knew They all went to college Like their parents told 'em to And they got their books And they strived for better grades I thought maybe I belonged there too But that was yesterday Oh, that was then and this is now I don't care anyhow Time passes on And it really doesn't matter Time passes on "Sing songs for God" Some have said to me But I never was quite convinced So I sing what I see And they threatened me with choices Said, "Surely you will sink To the fiery depths of hell" And it used to make me think Oh, but that was then and this is now I'm all right anyhow Time passes on And it really doesn't matter Passion and politics Everybody knows The right way to walk Down this road I chose Advice, suggestions I think I've heard it all And it made me feel guilty And sometimes small Oh, but that was then and this is now I'm not scared anyhow Time passes on And it really doesn't matter, no And it really doesn't matter Ideals, illusions Problems in black and white I was quick to preach answers Of wrong and right I used to believe I had to prove myself I tried so hard That I became somebody else Oh, but that was then and this is now It's all right anyhow Time passes on And it still doesn't matter Aus Songtexte Mania