I see a girl who will always be 
 Everything I will ever need 
 I wrote this in hopes to change you 
 But then again, what was I thinking? 
    What did you think I would really do? 
 After all, all I need is you 
 What did you think I would really do? 
 Stand my ground and leave myself   
 Can you remember when 
 We made this permanent? 
 It's not the years of your life that count 
 It's the life in your years 
 That makes all the difference 
 We've grown much older now 
 Let's turn this time around 
 It's not the years of your life that count 
 It's the life in your years 
 That makes all the difference 
 It makes all the difference   
 This girl, she is simply amazing 
 She's everything I could ever dream 
 And I thought that I could change her 
 But then again, what was I thinking?   
 What did you think I would really do? 
 After all, all I need is you 
 What did you think I would really do? 
 Stand my ground and leave myself alone   
 Can you remember when 
 We made this permanent? 
 It's not the years of your life that count 
 It's the life in your years 
 That makes all the difference 
 We've grown much older now 
 Let's turn this time around 
 It's not the years of your life that count 
 It's the life in your years 
 That makes all the difference   
 Let's abandon everything 
 (Whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh) 
 Make this dream a reality 
 (Whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh) 
 Just pack up and move away 
 (Whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh) 
 Start a life and we'll change our names 
 (Whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh)   
 Can you remember when 
 We made this permanent? 
 It's not the years of your life that count 
 It's the life in your years 
 That makes all the difference 
 We've grown much older now 
 Let's turn this time around 
 It's not the years of your life that count 
 It's the life in your years 
 That makes all the difference