IT WAS TOO LATE
(Shirley Collie)

Jean Shepard & Ray Pillow - 1966


 

JEAN: 
It was too late for us a long, long time ago
RAY:
I can't explain why we don't part, I just don't know
BOTH:
To be together, only happy now and then
It's much too late for us, that's how it's always been

JEAN:
Wasting years together surely is a sin
RAY:
To know no peace of mind, that's how it's always been
BOTH:
Why did fate wait so long to let us know
It was too late for us a long, long time ago

(Instrumental Break)

JEAN:
Can we continue on this way, just being friends
RAY:
We're growing more apart each day, where will it end
BOTH:
Why don't you leave me, all you have to do is go
It was too late for us a long, long time ago
It was too late for us a long, long time ago



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - January 2011)