A Matter of Time Lyrics

I know what you're all about

I watched you slide, take that bribe

I was there when you sold out

I know what you hold inside, trying to hide

Word on the street is a slow marching beat

That spells the end of your reign

Yeah, word is out you're about

To go down the drain

Goodbye to a life of succeeding and bleeding your soul

Yeah, your ill-gotten gains are stains on your ancestors' bones

I guess it was only a matter of time

But no more time for the lies

Time for praying

Time for laying those pennies upon your eyes

Oh yes, it was only a matter of time

And time catches up by and by

So take the fall far away from us all

Where your tears can in time all run dry

I knew you when people were profit

Love shone from your face, from a heart in the right place

Times when you turned your back on the offers

Times worthy of praise, oh, where are those days

When did the tension and pressure of all this

Get eased by the grease and the grime?

And your slippery fingers slid into the coffers

When did the truth slip your mind?

I guess it was only a matter of time, just a matter of time

Oh yes, it was only a matter of time

The higher the climb, the finer the line

I guess it was always a matter of time

Feral and wild

Yes, it was always a matter of time

But your time is sliding by

Only a matter of time, a matter of time

Yes, it's only a matter of time

To crawl off bye-bye