Lyrics:

Time will tell, time will tell
Time alone, 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 wanna tell you now, and listen while I sing'

Papa said
Time will tell, time will tell
Time alone, 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 had 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 end will be
'Cause it seems to me, happiness I'll never see (Never see)

Mama said
Time will tell, time will tell
Time alone, alone will tell

What he say now?
Time will tell, time will tell
Time alone, alone will tell

Time keeps on changing like the weather and the season
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 (Wear a smile)

Mama said
Time will tell, time will tell
Time alone, alone will tell

What he say now?
(Time will tell) I know, I know
(Time will tell) Said, I know
(Time alone, alone will tell)
One more time now
(Time will tell) I believe
(Time will tell) Oh, yes, I do
(Time alone, alone will tell) I believe right now
One more time now
(Time will tell) Said, I know
(Time will tell)