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It Don’t Have To ChangeJohn Legend

Released: December 28, 2004

Featuring: The Stephens Family

Songwriter: The Stephens Family Dave Tozer John Legend

Producer: Dave Tozer

[Verse 1]
Oh, do you remember (ooh)
When the family was everything? (ooh)
Oh, do you remember? (ooh)
It was so long ago and so much has changed (ooh)
I wanna go back (go back...ooh)
Wanna go back to those simple days (ooh)
I wanna go back (go back...ooh)
But now we've grown and gone our separate ways

[Chorus]
(aah)
Times is hard (times is hard)
And things are a-changin'
I pray to God
That we can remain the same
All I'm trying to say is our love don't have to change
No it don't have to change

[Verse 2]
Do you remember (ooh)
Back at Grannie's house on Christmas Day? (ooh)
Help me sing...
Do you remember (ooh)
How we'd gather 'round and sing all day? (ooh)
And I wanna go back (go back...ooh)
To playing basketball and football games
I wanna go back (go back...ooh)
To yesterday but it's not the same

[Chorus]
(aah)
Times is hard (times is hard)
And things are a-changin'
I pray to God
That we can remain the same
All I'm trying to say is our love don't have to change
No it don't have to change

(aah)
Times is hard (times is hard)
And things are a-changin'
I pray to God
That we can remain the same
All I'm trying to say is our love don't have to change
No it don't have to change

John Legend

John Legend was born in 1978 in Ohio. He became an in-demand session musician and songwriter, working with such artists as Alicia Keys, Twista and Janet Jackson. He was soon introduced to up-and-coming hip-hop artist Kanye West, and the two musicians collaborated on one another’s demos.

J. Ivy claims credit for bestowing the “Legend” moniker upon John Stephens (with an assist from Kanye West). Via

Kanye was like, ‘Have you heard of this singer called John Stephens?’ He played me this song from him, that I think will.i.am produced. It was so refreshing and soulful. An hour later, John Stephens comes into the studio. I told him, ‘I heard your music. It’s so amazing. It sounds old school. Man, you sound like one of the legends. You’re a legend. Matter of fact, that’s what I am going to call you from now The Legend. A couple days later, we were in the lounge of the studio (Record Plant) and John Stephens walks in and everyone shouts him out. I was like, ‘John Legend!’ Kanye then said, ‘You’re John Legend from now on. That’s your name!’”

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