Nothing is permanent   Nothing will last forever   Nothing is permanent      Rain falls and turns to mud   And then it dries and blows away, away   Grass grows in yards of green   And then it gets too tall and causes worry      Need leads to satsified   Which doesn't last so long and well   You know         All things, always change   And change is fast if it's not slow      Nothing is permanent   Nothing will last forever   Nothing is permanent      Where was the neighborhood   Before they marked off all the streets and roads   Who came to live here first   And does it really matter   I don't think so   New stores of new design   Look old and dated long before they fall   Buildings of any sort are just lean-tos and that's all      Nothing is permanent   Nothing will last forever   Nothing is permanent