In the beginning he gave us the word
  But a voice in the wilderness
  Can never be heard
  So he called for a father of time
  Called on the father of time
  I guess you've all heard of me
  I count the cost
  I was there at Calvary
  When he died on that cross
  I'm the father of time
  I'm your father of time
  And the world needs me now
  Like never before
  And the world needs me now
  Like never before
  I make the predictions
  I am your fate
  But when you're running with progress
  You hear me too late
  I'm the father of time
  Yes I'm your father of time
  And the world needs me now
  Like never before
  And the world needs me now
  Like never before
  Now I see destruction
  Flames burnin' high
  No need for the word now
  No father of time
  I'm the father of time
  Yes I'm your father of time
  And the world needs me now
  Like never before
  And the world needs me now
  Like never before