ONLY TIME WILL TELL
(Maurice McAlister / Terry Vail)


Etta James - 1966





Cigarette ashes, his empty glass
They seem to tell me, oh, it's over at last
His parting kiss brought, brought tears to my eyes
Was it goodnight, I wanna know now, or was it goodbye

And only time (Only time)
Oh, only time (Only time) 
Time will tell (Time will tell)
Oh, yes it will (Time will tell)

Wrinkled up sofa, scuff marks on the floor
Shows where he was sitting, oh, he was sitting a moment ago
He's never left this early before
Is this a sign, oh I wanna know, he'll be back no more

And only time (Only time)
Only time (Only time) 
Time will tell (Time will tell)
Time (Time will tell), yeah, yeah

I felt the change the moment he came in now 
Walking in and, oh, coming through my front door
His conversation was almost, almost the same
Still I could tell that something was wrong, his feelings were changed

I'll empty those ashtrays, his glass put away 
Straighten my sofa, oh, those thoughts I'll erase
But will I ever, will I ever erase from my mind 
Oh, the way he looked at me, the way he looked at me
Oh, when he kissed me goodnight

And only time (Only time)
Only time (Only time)
Only time, only time, only time (Only time), only time
Woah, only time (Only time)
Only time will tell (Only time)
Woah, only time ........ FADE






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - February 2015)