Preacher say send me money
And you'll go to heaven
President's say read my lips
All is well
School teachers say stick it out
And you'll be a rich man
All that I will say
Time will tell

Twenty years ago 
There was social conscience
Twenty years have passed
Now it's social hell
The love we made
Was free now it cost us plenty
The truth is still the truth
Time will tell

Chorus:
Time will tell
Of a new beginning
Time will tell
And if were near the end
And whether loves a passin' fancy
If we've chosen well
Time will tell

The liberals say it's time 
To feed the hungry
Conservatives they ain't 
Buyin' what we sell
They say the cost is high
And it just ain't worth it
If only time would talk
Time would tell us
That the legacy we leave
Could be a sad one
The water it ain't clean
In our wishing well
And I see every color of tomorrow
If there's time for change
Time will tell

Time will tell us
Of a new beginning
Time will tell
And if were near the end
And whether loves a passin' fancy
If we've chosen well
Time will tell

Cannot tell a girl to be a mother
The flag is just my symbol
So is the bell
Oh liberty and freedom
Are in danger
We the people choose
Time will tell

Time will tell
Of a new beginning
Time will tell
And if were near the end
And whether loves a passin' fancy
If we've chosen well
Time will tell
Time will tell