Too Late

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Sixty-five years must've been too much to bear For an insecure Black man livin' on the verge of despair Too much resentment and too much hate From which there can be no easy escape [Chorus] (It's too late) It's too late, there's nothing left to give Not for your woman, you got nothing for your kids It's too late (It's too late), there's nothing left to hide So you go your way and I'll go mine [Verse 2] My father and I don't get along He's always right, I'm always wrong We never talk, he'd rather hide Preening his pride and pruning mine [Chorus] It's too late, there's nothing left to give Not for your woman, you got nothing for your kids It's too late (It's too late), nothing left to hide So you go your way and I'll go mine [Bridge] I tried to talk to him (It's too late, it's too late) To go beyond the insults and lies Depending on the love to keep the family alive He said, "I don't wanna talk on account of the pressure of my blood" I said, "Can't we talk on account of love?" "I'm reaching out to you" He said, "Don't reach out to me" "But I love you! I love you! Dad, don't you love me?" He stared straight ahead at the basketball game on his precious TV And he never (Never) even (Even) opened his mouth (Never even opened his mouth) He never even opened his mouth to me And now it's too late [Chorus] (It's too late, it's too late) Nothing left to give Not for your woman, you got nothing for your kids It's too late (It's too late), nothing left to hide (It's too late) So you go your way and I'll go mine It's too late (It's too late), nothing left to give (It's too late) Not for your woman, and you got nothing for your kids, oh, oh, ah, hmm Too late (It's too late), nothing left to hide So you go your way and I'll go mine [Outro] Oh, ho, oh (It's too late, it's too late), it's too late Not for your woman, you got nothing for your kids Mmm, mhm, hey, hey, too late (It's too late) Oh, you go your way and I'll go mine You go your way, yeah (You go your way) You go your way (You go your way, you go your way) You go your way, and I'll go mine