It's Too Late

(Doo doo, doo)

(Doo doo, doo)

It's too late (too late, too late)

Said, it's too late, yes it is (too late)

My love has gone away to stay (too late)

Don't you know it's too late now

Listen, children, I wanna tell you this

It's too late to cry (too late to cry)

It's too late to cry now (too late to cry)

My love has gone away, yes she has (too late)

Whoa whoa (too late) yes, she has (too late)

[Spoken]:

I just guess that you're wonderin' why I always sing a sad song

But you see, I had a woman who was very good to me

And I can remember the times she used to sit down and tell me these words

Said, "Pickett, I want you to know I love you from the bottom of my heart

And whatever you need, I don't want you to go to your mother, father, your sister or your brother

I'll be a leanin' pole when you're fallin' down

When all your money's gone, I want you to know you can count on me"

But I didn't appreciate that woman then

You know what? I had to run and chase after every little girl around town

So finally, one day I got home and I found my little girl gone

And people, you know it hurt me so bad, ha ha

I had to hang my little head and cry

Then I began to read the letter she left for me layin' there

It read like this, children

It's too late, she's gone, oh (she's gone)

"It's too late I'm gone away" (she's gone)

Ah yeah (too late) don't you know it, children (too late)

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Say it one more time (too late) listen (too late)

I wanna you to understand what I'm talkin' about (too late)