| Lyrics: | 1996, w by Jimmy Buffett; m by J. Buffett, Russell Kunkel, Roger Guth,
Peter Mayer, Jim
Mayer.
1st Verse:
Scales and clocks just can't be trusted.
Keys and locks are
destined to be busted.
Metaphors were never made for keeping score,
and I'm feeling for
the sound of time.
(Unison) Woo-oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo-oo, Woo-oo-oo-oo,
oo-oo-oo-oo.
Woo-oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo-oo, Woo-oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo-oo.
2nd
Verse:
Is it the answer, or just a suggestion.
Is love what we truly want or merely a
protection.
Is this music made to last or crumble like a shell.
Is there heaven here on
earth or is this really hell?
1st Chorus
(Harmony) Only Time Will
Tell.
(Melody) If I am right or I am wrong.
(Harm.) Only Time Will Tell.
(Mel) Is
there a message in this song.
(Harm) Will it ever make sense, will it ever ring a
bell,
Only Time Will Tell.
3rd Verse:
Are we destined to be ruled
by a
bunch of old white men
Who compare the world to football
and are programs to
defend.
I'd like to try a princess or a non terrestrial,
who is neither boast- nor
bash-ful, is there really such a girl?
2nd Chorus:
(Harmony) Only Time Will
Tell.
(Melody) If I am right or I am wrong.
(Harm.) Only Time Will Tell.
(Mel) Is
there a message in this song.
(Harm) Will it ever make sense, will it ever ring a
bell,
Only Time Will Tell.
4th Verse:
I woke up this morning feeling'
absolutely grand,
For nearly half a century I've been singing in a band.
I'd like to think
I'll make it to 2001.
Will the party be at my house? God I wonder who will come?
3rd
Chorus:
(Harmony) Only Time Will Tell.
(Melody) If I am right or I am wrong.
(Harm.)
Only Time Will Tell.
(Mel) Is there a message in this song.
(Harm) Will it ever make sense
on this crazy carousel?
Only Time Will Tell.
Ending: Full stop: (Harm.) Only Time
Will Tell
(submitted by T.R. Violante from CD liner |
