It's Too Late - The Troggs

She said,"meet me at the gates at 8

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 anyway

Say, «sorry babe

I had to meet a mate, temptin' fate

We first met through a shared view

She loved me and I did too

It’s now seven fifty, gettin' ready, better be nifty

Do my hair quickly, step out, it’s cloudy

Mate bells me to borrow money

I got two Henrys and a dealer to pay

Call upon Geezers to rid these green trees of my reekin' jeans

Got a 'you think I care' air, outglarin' Geezers stares

I’m here and I’m there

Couldn’t see past the end of my beer

What was gettin' near?

All the silence after the cheers

I didn’t know that it was over

'Till 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 chosin' what to wear

Doin' my hear with an hour to spare

When my life went pear

She’d been there with a thick stare

Big wheel climbed to the top

Geezers stares bounced off

Standin' at the top of this huge mountain

Smilin' and shoution, spring flowers sproutin'

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’m 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

'Till 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 listenin' to her voice mail

Mind set sail

Then the facs 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, I got a fat frown

Weapin' and drownin'

My senses

For this love game’s expensive

I walk in a trance

Got a wounded soldier stance

The everyday geezers stares

Throw me off balance

Now nothin' holds significance

And nothin' holds relevance

'Cause the only thing I can see

Is her elegance

I didn’t know that it was over

'Till it was too late, too late

But if I ever needed you

Would you be there?

I didn’t know that it was over

'Till it was too late, too late

But if I ever needed you

Would you be there?