S o quickly t ime will come and t ime will go
It r uns on by
It steals your h opes and dreams and o ne last chance
You n ever know
I can see it now
I can feel its s colding hand
S aying come on now you've g ot to run
Y ou wonder c an you stop the h ands of time
Erase y our fate
H e's laughing k nowing that he's g ot control
Just w atch and wait
I can see it now
I can hear the whis pered voice
T elling me now you've got no time to waste
(it's a m atter of t ime) it's j ust a m atter of time
(it's a m atter of t ime) it's j ust a m atter of time
(it's a m atter of t ime) it's j ust a m atter of time
And you've g ot to see
You have the answer you h ave the strength
There's n o denying it's i n your hands
It's i n your hands
(it's a m atter of t ime) it's j ust a m atter of time
(it's a m atter of t ime) it's j ust a m atter of time
(it's a m atter of t ime) it's j ust a m atter of time
L iving breathing t ouching feeling
H oping dreaming s till deceiving
S earching finding l osing crying
K now the truth you're d ying
Oh you're d ying
(it's a m atter of t ime) it's j ust a m atter of time
(it's a m atter of t ime) it's j ust a m atter of time
(it's a m atter of t ime) it's j ust a m atter of time
R emember w ho you are and w hat you have
The t ime is yours
Y our flame is b urning down so g uard it well
It m ay go out
I can see it now
I can see the e nd of time
Holding the answers to a ll your fears
(it's a m atter of t ime) it's j ust a m atter of time
(it's a m atter of t ime) it's j ust a m atter of time
(it's a m atter of t ime) it's j ust a m atter of time
(it's a m atter of t ime) it's j ust a m atter of time
(it's a m atter of t ime) it's j ust a m atter of time
(it's a m atter of t ime) it's j ust a m atter of time
(it's a m atter of t ime) it's j ust a m atter of time
(it's a m atter of t ime) it's j ust a m atter of time
(it's a m atter of t ime) it's j ust a m atter of time