The second single by Asia of their self-titled debut album, Asia, Only Time Will Tell was released as the second single (third in the United Kingdom) in 1982. The song was a success and reached the #17 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and peaked at the #54 spot in the UK.
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[Verse 1]
You're leaving now
It's in your eyes
There's no disguising it
It really comes as no surprise
To find that you'd planned it all along
[Verse 2]
I see it now
It comes so clear
Your insincerity and me all starry-eyed
You think that I would have known by now
[Chorus]
Now, sure as the sun will cross the sky
This lie is over
Lost, like the tears that used to tide me over
[Verse 3]
(Only time will tell)
One thing is sure
That time will tell
(Only time will tell)
If you were wrong
The brightest ring around the moon
Will darken when I die
[Chorus]
Now, sure as the sun will cross the sky
The lying's over
Gone, like the tears that used to tide me over
[Verse 4]
You're leaving now
It's in your eyes
There's no disguising it
It really comes as no surprise
To find that you'd planned it all along
[Bridge]
(Only time will tell)
I see it now
It comes so clear (Only time will tell)
Your insincerity and me all starry-eyed
You think that I would have known by now
[Chorus]
Now, sure as the sun will cross the sky
This lie is over
Lost, like the tears that used to tide me over
Over
Over
Over
[Outro]
(Only time will tell)
You're on your own inside your room
(Only time will tell)
You're claiming victory
You were just using me, and there is no one you can use now
(Only time will tell)
One thing is sure…
Only Time Will Tell was written by Geoff Downes & John Wetton.
Only Time Will Tell was produced by Mike Stone.
Asia released Only Time Will Tell on Thu Mar 18 1982.