It's Too Late - The Streets

She said, «Meet me at the gates at eight

Leave now, don’t be late»

She said one day she’d walk away 'cause I was always late

Thought things were okay

Didn’t care though anyway

Say, «Sorry, babe, I had to meet a mate», tempting fate

We first met through a shared view, she loved me and I did too

It’s now 7:50, getting ready, better be nifty

Do my hair quickly;

step out, it’s cloudy

Mate bells me to borrow money

I got two Henry’s and a dealer to pay

Call up on geezers to rid these green trees of my reeking jeans

Got a «You think I care?»

air, out-glaring geezers' stares

I’m here and I’m there

Couldn’t see past the end of my beer

What was getting near all the silence after the cheers

I didn’t know that it was over

'Til it was too late (Too late)

But if I ever needed you

Would you be there?

She said, «Meet me at the gates

Don’t be late»

But pretty soon, the day came for change

And I was glad she never walked away

So I’m choosing what to wear

Doing my hair with an hour to spare

When my life went pear, she’d been there with a thick stare

Big wheel climbed to the top

Geezer stares bounced off

Standing at the top of this huge mountain

Smiling and shouting, spring flowers sprouting

Not one inch of doubt in my mind as I reached the gates

Came 'round the corner at a rate

Risked her love, but I was gonna set things straight

Never again am I gonna be late

Never again am I gonna be late

Never again am I gonna be late

I didn’t know that it was over

'Til it was too late (Too late)

But if I ever needed you

Would you be there?

I said, «Meet me at the gates

Leave now, don’t be late»

I waited for a while listening to her voicemail, mind set sail

Then the facts turned me pale

Wind, rain and hail

My fears unveiled for my fair female

She’d walked away;

too little, too late

I step up the pace, walk past the gates, rain runs over my face

Spirit falls from grace

I purchase a hazy escape at the alcohol place in the Chase

Sat down, got a fat frown

Weeping and drowning my senses

For this love game’s expensive

I walk in a trance

Got a wounded soldier’s stance

And the everyday geezers' stares throw me off balance

Now nothing holds significance

And nothing holds relevance

'Cause the only thing I can see is her elegance

I didn’t know that it was over

'Til it was too late (Too late)

But if I ever needed you

Would you be there?

I didn’t know that it was over

'Til it was too late (Too late)

But if I ever needed you

Would you be there?