I always go the other way 
But my car drove me down today 
To a little house on the older side of town 
Back when things were never hard 
I used to play there in that yard 
And I just drove by to see if things had changed 

Cokes were just a nickel then 
And across the street at the five and ten 
A lot of things were cheap and square and strange 
And the life that we had might have been 
But it was one we loved believin' in 
And I just drove by to see if things had changed 

I wondered now if love is still 
The way it was back then 
I need to know that life is still 
A place worth livin' in 
There it is just like it was 
A place where there was always love 
And I just drove by to see if things had changed 

In a world that seen it's better days 
It's good to know some things remain the same 
Though standing still is not times way 
Take to heart while in it's spring 
Oh love is just a fragile thing 
And I just drove by to see if things had changed 

I wondered now if love is still 
The way it was back then 
I need to know that life is still 
A place worth livin' in 
There it is just like it was 
A place where there was always love 
And I just drove by to see if things had changed