A Matter Of Time lyrics

Town clock stopped tickin`, but it ain`t broken
Got a problem that no one can define
While that river keeps on a-flowin`
Hang on children, it`s a matter of time

Angry child, impatience growin`
Waits with her father in that unemployment line
While that river goes on a-flowin`
Hang on darlin`, it`s a matter of time

Scarecrow watchin` years of growin`
With floods of asphalt creepin` closer each time
While that river goes on a-flowin`
Hang on brother, it`s a matter of time

Sparrow, she`s sleepin` with now way of knowin`
What`s goin` on inside those telephone lines
Below, that river keeps on a-flowin`
Hang on sister it`s a matter of time

Some say god created man, his likeness showin`
I do believe they`ve got it backwards this time
Somehow that river goes on a-flowin`
Hang on children, it`s a matter of time

Tainted river flows to the ocean
That coughs up on the shore its poisonous brine
Why don`t that river just stop a-flowin`
Hang on children, it`s a matter of time