Time Will Tell

It's a rare occasion

When your plans and expectations

Come down just exactly how you planned them

Hey, life's just that way

You better face the facts, sweet lady

Things change from day to day

It all depends upon the situation

Who can say anyway?

Time will tell

Oh, then we'll both know so very well

Time will tell

So just be patient

Until you reach the realization

You can't have joy without a little sadness too

That's just the way it is, hey

And girl, I believe we're gonna make it

But not without our share of ups and downs

You can't expect life to be a total paradise

But if we just stay together, girl, it'd be so nice

Time will tell

Oh, and then we'll both know so very well

Time will tell, oh baby

Hey, oh, oh girl

Take a little time out

And I'm sure that you will see, ah

You just keep on holdin' on and on, oh girl

You gon' be able to make it with me

Hey, oh, oh baby

I need you, I want you, girl

I've got to have you, ah

Give me a little time, just wait on me

Oh girl, there's no tellin' how happy we gon' be