I'm not the same man
  I was a while ago
  I've learned some new things,
  I hope that it shows.
    I'm free to give my love,
  But you're not the one
  I'm thinking of,
  So for me
  the wheels are turning
  Got to keep
  the homefires burning.
    I'll walk these borders
  In search of a line,
  Between young lovers
  Who live separate lives.
    How long can this go on?
  I can hear another song,
  Late at night
  when I've been drinking
  Substitute comes at me winking.
    How long can this go on?
  I can hear another song,
  Late at night
  when I've been drinking
  Substitute comes at me winking.
    I'm not the same man
  I was a while ago
  I've learned some new things,
  I hope that it shows.
    I'm free to give my love,
  But you're not the one
  I'm thinking of.