Jimmy Cliff - Time Will Tell lyrics

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