It’s Just a Matter of Time Lyrics
Someday, someway
You'll realize that you've been blind
Yes, darling, you're going to need me again
It's just a matter of time
Go on, go on
Until you reach the end of the line
But I know you'll pass my way again
It's just a matter of time
After I gave you everything I had
You laughed and called me a clown
Remember, in your search for fortune and fame
What goes up must come down
I know, I know
That one day, you'll wake up and find
That my love was a true love
It's just a matter of time
You'll realize that you've been blind
Yes, darling, you're going to need me again
It's just a matter of time
Go on, go on
Until you reach the end of the line
But I know you'll pass my way again
It's just a matter of time
After I gave you everything I had
You laughed and called me a clown
Remember, in your search for fortune and fame
What goes up must come down
I know, I know
That one day, you'll wake up and find
That my love was a true love
It's just a matter of time
About
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Brook Benton, Belford Hendricks and Clyde Otis established themselves as a songwriting team in the late 1950s, penning hits for Nat King Cole (“Looking Back”) and Clyde McPhatter (“A Lover’s Question”). During one songwriting session, Benton expressed frustration that they were not hitting on any good ideas, to which Otis replied, “It’s just a matter of time, Brook”. Those words inspired them to write a love song from the point of view of a man who misses his love, but believes she will come back to him. The song featured in the film Boogie Nights
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