It Don't Have To Change Lyrics
John Legend Feat. The Stephens
Lyrics
Oh do you remember (ooh)
When the family was everything? (ooh)
Oh do you remember? (ooh)
It was so long ago and so much has changed (ooh)
I wanna go back (go back... ooh)
Wanna go back to those simple days (ooh)
I wanna go back (go back... ooh)
But now we've grown and gone our separate ways
(aah)
Times is hard (times is hard)
And things are a changin'
I pray to God
That we can remain the same
All I'm trying to say is our love don't have to change
No it don't have to change
Do you remember (ooh)
Back at Grannie's house on Christmas Day? (ooh)
Help me sing...
Do you remember (ooh)
How we'd gather 'round and sing all day? (ooh)
I wanna go back (go back... ooh)
To playing basketball and football games
I wanna go back (go back... ooh)
To yesterday but it's not the same
Times is hard (times is hard)
And things are a changin'
I pray to God
That we can remain the same
All I'm trying to say is our love don't have to change
No it don't have to change
Times is hard (times is hard)
And things are a changin'
So I pray to God
That we can remain the same
All I'm trying to say is our love don't have to change
No it don't have to change
Song & Lyrics Facts
John Legend feat. The Stephens released the song "It Don't Have to Change" on October 28, 2019 from his eighth studio album Bigger Love.
This single was co-written by John Stephens, Nate Mercereau, and Dave Tozer with John Legend producing it alongside Mercereau. The Stephens are a family band comprised of siblings Chloe, Halle, and Taylor Bailey who were discovered by Beyoncé in 2013. The song's lyrics address how life can be hard but there is still joy to be found if you look for it. In an interview, John Legend said that he wrote this song as a reminder to himself and others that despite all of the struggles we face, it doesn’t have to change our outlook or happiness.