Als tranen in tijd veranderen zou de tekst van het liedje van Marianne Faithfull zo klinken :
It is the evening of the day,
I sit and watch the grandkids play.
Smiling faces I can see
But not for me,
I sit and watch as years go by.
My riches can't buy everything,
I want to hear the grandkids sing.
All I hear is the sound
Of rain falling on the ground,
I sit and watch as years go by.
It is the evening of the day,
I sit and watch the grandkids play.
Doing things I used to do
They think are new,
I sit and watch as years go by.