Lyrics
Verse 1:
You say you love me,
And I hardly know your name.
And if I say I love you in the candlelight,
There's no one but myself to blame.
But there's something inside,
That's turning my mind away.
Oh how I could love you,
If I could let you stay.
Chorus 1:
It's late; but I'm bleeding deep inside.
It's late; ooh is it just my sickly pride?
Too late; even now the feeling seems to steal away.
So late; though I'm crying I can't help but hear you say,
It's late, it's late, it's late, but not too late.
Verse 2:
The way you love me,
Is the sweetest love around.
But after all this time, the more I'm trying,
The more I seem to let you down.
Now you tell me you're leaving,
And I just can't believe it's true.
Oh you know that I can love you,
Though I know I can't be true.
Oh you made me love you,
Don't tell me that we're through.
Chorus 2:
It's late; but it's driving me so mad.
It's late; yes I know but don't try to tell me that,
It's too late; save our love you can't turn out the lights.
So late; I've been wrong but I'll learn to be right.
It's late, it's late, it's late, but not too late.
Bridge:
I've been so long.
You've been so long.
We've been so long; tryin' to work it out.
I ain't got long.
You ain't got long.
We gotta know what this life is all about.
Too late much too late.
Verse 3:
You're staring at me,
With suspicion in your eye.
Say what game are you playing?
What's this that you're saying?
I know that I can't reply.
If I take you tonight,
Is it making my life a lie?
Oh you make me wonder,
Did I live my life right?
Chorus 3:
It's late; but it's time to set me free.
It's late; yes I know but there's no way it has to be.
Too late; so let the fire take our bodies this night.
So late; so let the waters take our guilt in the tide.
It's late, it's late, it's late, it's late, it's late, it's late.
It's all too late.