Well, well, well, well, well, well, wellOh, let me tell youTime is the one thing everybody fearsIt just ticks by with no regards to yearsThey say time can bring about a changeListen, but I ain't seen a doggone thingBut they say time, that's what they tell meIt takes time, oh, every day they tell me, ohTime, I keep hearing them sayingIt takes time, well, well, well, well, well, nowPeace is the answer, that's what people sayBut it looks like peace is getting further awayTogether we stand and divided we fallBut people are still divided by that one thingOh, they say time, that's what they tell meIt takes time, ever since I was a little bitty boyThey say time, that's what they tell meIt takes time, every day I hear them saying the same old thingThey say time, they say time, they say time, they say timeBut I wanna know y'allHow much time will it really takeBefore this world of ours is in a better placeOh, somebody tell meWell, well, well, the day when time brings on that blessed changeOn that day the whole world will sayTime will have washed all our fears awayAnd peace will have brought us a brand new dayBut it takes time, that's what they tell meIt takes time, every day I keep hearing them telling me thatTime, that's what they tell meIt takes time, oh, oh, but I wanna know y'allIt takes time, it takes time, it takes timeBut, oh, somebody tell me nowHow much time will it really takeBefore this world of ours is in a better placeOh, I knowTime, it takes timeThat's what they tell me, LordTime, that's the day thatIt takes timeOh, let me tell you now, yeahIt takes time when you're up and it goes downIt takes time to move on