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Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
Vocals
Roberta Flack
Roberta Flack
Vocals
Eric Mercury
Eric Mercury
Background Vocals
Anthony Jackson
Anthony Jackson
Bass Guitar
Basil Fearrington
Basil Fearrington
Bass Guitar
Eluriel Barfield
Eluriel Barfield
Bass Guitar
Will Lee
Will Lee
Bass Guitar
Howard King
Howard King
Drums
Hiram Bullock
Hiram Bullock
Guitar
Jeff Mironov
Jeff Mironov
Guitar
John Tropea
John Tropea
Guitar
Reggie Lucas
Reggie Lucas
Guitar
Harry Whitaker
Harry Whitaker
Keyboards
Paul Griffin
Paul Griffin
Keyboards
Ray Chew
Ray Chew
Keyboards
Erroll Bennett
Erroll Bennett
Percussion
Ed Walsh
Ed Walsh
Synthesizer
Hubert Eaves
Hubert Eaves
Synthesizer
Ray Jones
Ray Jones
Keyboards
Ronnie Foster
Ronnie Foster
Synthesizer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Roberta Flack
Roberta Flack
Arranger
Eric Mercury
Eric Mercury
Songwriter
Armando Noriega
Armando Noriega
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Roberta Flack
Roberta Flack
Producer
Eric Mercury
Eric Mercury
Producer
Bobby Warner
Bobby Warner
Assistant Engineer
Gary Olazabal
Gary Olazabal
Assistant Engineer
Joe Lopes
Joe Lopes
Assistant Engineer
Pat Martin
Pat Martin
Assistant Engineer
Paul Northfield
Paul Northfield
Assistant Engineer
Joe Ferla
Joe Ferla
Co-Producer
Howard Lindeman
Howard Lindeman
Engineer
Rick Essig
Rick Essig
Mastering Engineer
Jack Adelman
Jack Adelman
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
We know that it's all over, still we haven't said goodbye
Pretending life is wonderful, pretending you and I
Why do we stay together? We can't wait forever
Ever's too late, only Heaven can wait
Waiting for love won't make it happen
Crying for love don't mean you care, oh, no
Only when love has ended can a heart be mended
Ever's too late, only Heaven can wait for love
Heaven can wait for love
[Verse 2]
In Horoscope, in True Romance, and Playboy Magazine
We lie in bed at night and search the pages for our dreams
Why do we stay together? We can't wait forever
Ever's too late, only Heaven can wait
Ever's too late
And waiting for love won't make it happen
Crying for love don't mean you care, uh-uh
Only when love has ended can a heart be mended
Only when love has ended can a heart be mended
Ever's too late, only Heaven can wait
Ever's too late
[Chorus]
Why do we stay together? We can't wait forever
Ever's too late, only Heaven can wait, ooh
Ever's too late for love, only Heaven can wait for love
Why do we stay together? We can't wait forever
Ever's too late, only Heaven can wait
Ever's too late for love, only Heaven can wait for love
[Chorus]
Oh, why? And we
Why do we stay together? We can't wait forever
Ever's too late
Ever's too late for love
Too late, too late
Only Heaven can wait
Only Heaven can wait for love
Too late, too late, oh
Why, why, why?
Why, why do we stay together? We can't wait forever
Ever's too late for love
Only Heaven can wait for love
All these tears
Why, why do we stay together? We can't wait forever
I can't wait for love, for love, for love
Ever's too late for love
For love
Only Heaven can wait for love
Ooh, why, why
[Outro]
Why, why do we stay together? We can't wait forever
Oh, why
Ever's too late for love
Only Heaven can wait for love
Love, love, love, love, love, love, yeah
Why, why do we stay together? We can't wait forever
Yeah
Ever's too late for love
Mm-hmm
Only Heaven can wait for love
Written by: Eric Mercury, Roberta Flack

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