I stand at the threshold, the world at my feet   Facing the music, defying defeat   I'm waiting for the right time to shake it   Livin' for the right time to make it   Stand by me and you will see that      It's only a matter of time, we will be one   And I know it's just a matter of time   Soon you will see that it's only a matter of time   Change has to come and I know it's just a matter of time   (A matter of time, a matter of time, a matter of time)      I look to the future with hope in my heart   It's there for the winning, I'm ready to start   I'm ready for the right time to break it   Lookin' out for my time to make it   Stand by me and you will see that      It's only a matter of time, we will be one   And I know it's just a matter of time   Soon you will see that it's only a matter of time   Change has to come and I know it's just a matter of time   (A matter of time, a matter of time, a matter of time)      I'm going to set you right about me   Going to get the future I see, living the life   I know I should, knockin' on wood   Stand by me and you will see that      It's only a matter of time, we will be one   And I know it's just a matter of time   Soon you will see that it's only a matter of time   Change has to come and I know it's just a matter of time   (A matter of time, a matter of time, a matter of time)