Bill Beare - A Matter of Time Lyrics

I know what you're all about
I watched you slide, take that bribe
I was there when you sold out
I know what you hold inside, trying to hide
Word on the street is a slow marching beat
That spells the end of your reign
Yeah, word is out you're about
To go down the drain

Goodbye to a life of succeeding and bleeding your soul
Yeah, your ill-gotten gains are stains on your ancestors' bones
I guess it was only a matter of time
But no more time for the lies
Time for praying
Time for laying those pennies upon your eyes
Oh yes, it was only a matter of time
And time catches up by and by
So take the fall far away from us all
Where your tears can in time all run dry

I knew you when people were profit
Love shone from your face, from a heart in the right place
Times when you turned your back on the offers
Times worthy of praise, oh, where are those days
When did the tension and pressure of all this
Get eased by the grease and the grime?
And your slippery fingers slid into the coffers
When did the truth slip your mind?

I guess it was only a matter of time, just a matter of time
Oh yes, it was only a matter of time
The higher the climb, the finer the line
I guess it was always a matter of time
Feral and wild
Yes, it was always a matter of time
But your time is sliding by
Only a matter of time, a matter of time
Yes, it's only a matter of time
To crawl off bye-bye