[Verse] In my grandma's living room, there used to be Shelves of books as far as you could see Encyclopedias were stacked up near the phone Now there's just a single tablet sitting there alone [Chorus] Oh, how the pages have turned From paper dreams to screens that burn What we lost and what we learned As the digital tide churned [Verse] Back in 1985, a computer was rare Like some mystical machine that needed special care Now they're in our pockets, on our wrists and in our cars While dusty books sit lonely in forgotten jars [Chorus] Oh, how the pages have turned From paper dreams to screens that burn What we lost and what we learned As the digital tide churned [Bridge] Some folks say we're moving forward Others say we're losing ground But maybe wisdom finds a way To stick around [Verse] Now the library's got more screens than shelves And the children learn to swipe before themselves But late at night when the wifi's down I still reach for paper pages, worn and brown [Modified Chorus] Oh, how the pages have turned From paper dreams to screens that burn Maybe someday we'll return To the wisdom that we yearned [Outro] So gather 'round your kindle glow And I'll tell you how it used to be When stories lived in paper homes And computers set us free
