Janis Ian — I’ll Give You a Stone If You’ll Throw It Changin Tymes

[Verse 1] When all of your friends say you must make amends Before they'll let you dance and they threaten to ignore you And your best friend and your father Looks at you, wondering who the hell asked for you All the plays you used to say just bore you All the presents they bring, the praise they sing Only makes a whore of you Go on, let the hurting creep on through [Chorus] Don't let it bother you Don't let it blow your mind It's only a sign of the changin' times [Verse 2] And when all of the guys who said they'd stand by you Lie for you, die for you Maybe even shut their eyes and cry for you And now you see that the tears they bring Were just bribes for you For they'll bring you up, and they'll string you up Cryin' "Baby Blue" Let the hurting creep on through [Chorus] Don't let it bother you Don't let it blow your mind It's only a sign of the changin' times [Bridge] They want you to stay the same way you were When they first saw you They'll ask for love. You go above, and they'll do you up Complaining that they're bored with you It's only a time for a change in your mind Leave behind what you do [Verse 3] And when all the hippy things you used to do only bother you Only serve to amuse your laughing eyes Try and explain that it's only the pain Of a change in your mind When all those who warned - don't you finalize They categorize, cut you down to size They say - hey, you're hung up, you know they're just strung up In a web of their kind And you let it get you up tight [Chorus] Don't let it bother you Don't let it blow your mind It's only a sign Don't be behind Only a sign of the changin' times