time will tell

time will tell

time will tell

time alone will tell

when i was just a little boy only six years old

i asked my daddy what big things my future hold

he said

son

when you grow up to be a man

the facts of life you will start to understand

nobody knows just what tomorrow may bring

so i want to tell you now

and listen while i sing

father said

time will tell

time will tell

time alone will tell

now i'm a lonely man trying to make life on my own

ever since the day i was born

i never have a happy home

just like the river

i've been running ever since

the day i was born in that broken down little town

i'm wondering now just what my gain will be

'cause it seems to me

happiness i'll never see

mama said

time will tell

time will tell

time alone will tell

what he say now

time will tell

time will tell

time alone will tell

time keeps on changing like the weather and the seasons

for every mistake

mama said

there must be a reason

after a storm

there's got to be a calm

so i think i'll wait a while and try to wear a smile

mama said

time will tell

time will tell

time alone will tell

what he say now

time will tell - i know

i know!

time will tell - said i know

time alone will tell

one more time now

time will tell - i believe

time will tell - oh yes

i do!

time alone will tell - i believe that.