[Verse 1]
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

[Verse 2]
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?

[Chorus 1]
Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong
Only time will tell, is there a message in this song?
Will it ever make sense, will it ever ring a bell?
Only time will tell

[Verse 3]
Are we destined to be ruled by a bunch of old white men
Who compare the world to football and are programmed to defend?
I'd like to try a princess or a non-terrestrial
Who is neither boast nor bashful, is there really such a girl?

[Chorus 1]
Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong
Only time will tell, is there a message in this song?
Will it ever make sense, will it ever ring a bell?
Only time will tell
[Verse 4]
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 two thousand and one
Will the party be at my house, God, I wonder who will come?

[Chorus 1]
Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong
Only time will tell, is there a message in this song?
Will it ever make sense, will it ever ring a bell?
Only time will tell

[Chorus 2]
If I am right or I am wrong
Only time will tell, is there a message in this song?
Will it ever make sense on this crazy carousel?
Only time will tell

[Refrain]
Only time will tell