"Becoming" lyrics

To my friend of the past three years
You moved away and left me here
But nothing can erase my memory

You've meant so much and may never know
Just how much you helped me grow
Helped change my faith, my heart, my life, my way

And as I listen to the rain fall on this August afternoon
I think about all of the time that I spent with you
The stupid things we did and the fun we had
I can't believe those times have come and gone
I can't believe what we've become

And to another man I knew
I never had much respect for you
I don't like the way you live your life

You had a few things going your way
But liked the green, the white, and the bottle you drank
Got caught now you have to pay the price

I know one day you'll wake up in that cell you call your home
You'll realize that you've messed up and your girl and kids are gone
You'll wish you could take back all of the things you've done
The regrets now call your heart home and you can't believe what you've become

And to the town I once called my home
You're a symbol of those lives you've known
Ever growing, ever changing still

Nothing's what it used to be
Suburbia's where the fields were green
And stores have now gone up in every fill

The times keep a-changing, and the wheels keep a-rolling
The bricks keep a-building, and the people they are moving
And everything that I once knew has all been lost
I can't recognize you, I can't believe what you've become
Just like us I can't recognize you, can't believe what you've become