We're gonna learn to love

And throw it all away

We're gonna drink ourselves

To an early grave

Gonna let it slip right through our hands

Gonna bury our heads in the sand

Time will only tell

Time will only tell

Time will only tell

Are we listening to ourselves

Is there an afterlife

Or is there only this?

Do we spend it all now?

Do we save our chips?

This situation is getting kinda mean

Gonna have to deal with

The big war machine

Time will only tell

Time will only tell

Time will only tell

Are we listening to ourselves

He said

Father, won't you tell me who I'm supposed to be?

'Cause there's so many questions

with the world at your feet

Every generation's responsibilities

to be listening to ourselves

She said: Mother, won't you tell me

how I'm supposed to feel

'Cause Hollywood has told me it's only mostly real

To stand up and be counted

it takes nerves of steel

To start listening to ourselves

Time will only tell

Time will only tell

Time will only tell

Are we listening to ourselves

Oh, are we listening to ourselves

Yeah, are we listening to ourselves

Ooh, are we listening to ourselves

Ooh, are we listening to ourselves

Are we listening to ourselves

Are we listening to ourselves