Dad was a young man when he bit the dust
Lost his way on the road towards us
It's too late dad, it was too late then, it's too late, it's always been

Mom was just a girl when she lost her head
Too much pain, too much crying over what she said he did
It's too late mom, it was too late then, it's too late, it's always been

I love you baby, I believe what you say
I never meant to hurt you, I didn't want to treat you this way
But it's too late now, it was too late then, it's too late, it's always been

I once was a gambler, I wasn't any good
I couldn't lay it on the line, I'm still crying about what could have been
It's too late now, it was too late then, it's too late, it's always been

I wrote you a letter, I put it with your bags
You said you'd heard it all before, I hung my head in shame
It's too late now, it was too late then, it's too late, it's always been

I love you baby, I believe what you say
I never meant to hurt you, I didn't want to treat you this way
But it's too late now, it was too late then, it's too late, it's always been"