It's a matter of time before I go back there
  A matter of time before I go home
    I have been way from her now for a long time
  And I've lived a life I thought that it should be
  It's a long, long way from now to maybe sometime
  And the waiting round is really killing me
    It's a matter of time before I go back there
  A matter of time oh Lord, before I go home
  It's a long way I know and the goin' ain't easy
  She'll see me again it's a matter of time
    I think I'll take a train right early in the morning
  Just to see how far I get along the way
  But the trains don't run too often only sometimes
  So I guess I'd better wait another day
    It's a matter of time before I go back there
  A matter of time before I go home
  It's a long way I know and the goin' ain't easy
  She'll see me again, it's just a matter of time
  She'll see me I know it's a matter of time