Year Of The Changes
Lyrics by Cory Smith, music by REO Speedwagon (Roll With the Changes)
“As soon as you are able”,
“As soon as you are able”,
that is what they told me
that is what they told me
“Please stop what you have done, and try the new way”
“Please stop what you have done, and try the new way”
My jaw hit the table,
My jaw hit the table,
but they cajoled me
but they cajoled me
Things don’t often change here if I dare say
Things don’t often change here if I dare say
I used to think it’s been the same old story
I used to think it’s been the same old story
Oh, now for ages
Oh, now for ages
But that was before 2018,
But that was before 2018,
“The Year of the Changes”
“The Year of the Changes”
Yeah, yeah, whoo!
Yeah, yeah, whoo!
We all sustained the new guy,
We all sustained the new guy,
but we weren’t prepared for,
but we weren’t prepared for,
constant, non-stop revelation
constant, non-stop revelation
First he combined the quorums,
First he combined the quorums,
old guys joined young ones
old guys joined young ones
And next we got home teaching transformation
And next we got home teaching transformation
So if you’re tired of the same old story
So if you’re tired of the same old story
Same book, same old pages
Same book, same old pages
Just remember 2018,
Just remember 2018,
“The Year of the Changes”
“The Year of the Changes”
Ahhhhhhhhhh, yeah
Ahhhhhhhhhh, yeah
Whoo!
Whoo!
Sooooooo-oowhoa,
Sooooooo-oowhoa,
if you’re tired of the same old story
if you’re tired of the same old story
Oh, baby, same old pages
Oh, baby, same old pages
I hope you will always remember,
I hope you will always remember,
“The Year of the Changes”
“The Year of the Changes”
Baby
Baby
All kinds of changes
All kinds of changes
Oh, you know, you know, you know there’s more too
Oh, you know, you know, you know there’s more too
New youth program
New youth program
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Church at home plan
Church at home plan
Ohhhhhhh, year of the changes
Ohhhhhhh, year of the changes
Keep on going…
Keep on going…
Don’t say “Mormon”
Don’t say “Mormon”
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Boy Scouts, all done
Boy Scouts, all done
Ohhhhhhh, now roll with the changes, oh baby
Ohhhhhhh, now roll with the changes, oh baby
Mission calls online
Mission calls online
Oh baby
Oh baby
Bye, bye Ensign
Bye, bye Ensign
Oh you’ve got to learn to roll with the changes
Oh you’ve got to learn to roll with the changes
Got ta, got ta, got ta, got ta keep on rollin’
Got ta, got ta, got ta, got ta keep on rollin’
Missionaries
Missionaries
Got ta keep on
Got ta keep on
Zoom their families
Zoom their families
Oh, you’ve got to learn to, got to learn to, got to learn to roll
Oh, you’ve got to learn to, got to learn to, got to learn to roll
Solos
Solos
Class progressions
Class progressions
synced with your friends
synced with your friends
ooh ooh, ooh, ooh
ooh ooh, ooh, ooh
Single handbook
Single handbook
with a new look
with a new look
ooh ooh, ooh, ooh
ooh ooh, ooh, ooh
Respect for members
Respect for members
of all genders
of all genders
ooh ooh, ooh, ooh
ooh ooh, ooh, ooh
Brand new logo
Brand new logo
lets “the Man” show
lets “the Man” show
ooh ooh, ah
ooh ooh, ah