| One night long ago sittin' on my daddy’s knee |
| I said, «I'm so sad and lonely |
| And I guess that’s how I’ll always be» |
| He said, «Stop, don’t you cry |
| 'Cause you know your time will come |
| You gotta learn to walk before you try to run» |
| He told me |
| «Patience is all you really need to pray for |
| 'Cause you’re so sweet and you’re looking fine |
| Soon someday you’ll be turnin' away the boys from your door |
| And you’ll see that’s the way it’ll be It’s just a matter of time» |
| Time rolls by I saw my life beginning to chain |
| I grew up and made some friends and started having fun |
| But I told mama somehow |
| That loneliness still causes me pain |
| I tell myself I’m waitin' for that special one |
| She told me |
| «Patience is all you really need to pray for |
| 'Cause your beauty is rare, a very special kind |
| Enjoy your life, soon you’ll be a wife with a man to care for |
| You’ll see that’s the way it’ll be It’s just a matter of time» |
| Then one day you came along |
| He seemed to step right out of my dream |
| When I saw you, my troubles were through |
| While my worries were left behind |
| But you say you gotta wait |
| Still it’s not as long as it seems |
| 'Til the day we’re one, and you always will be mine |
| You tell me |
| «Patience is all you really need to pray for |
| A girl like you is, oh, so hard to find |
| So I know I’ll never let you go You’re the love I live for |
| Soon you’ll see that’s the way it’ll be It’s just a matter of time |
| It’s just a matter of time |
| It’s just a matter of time» |