Songs on this album are all in the style of The Beatles, at various stages in the Beatles' career. This song is musically similar to “Martha My Dear” and “Yellow Submarine”. Like “Yellow Submarine” it includes sound effects reflecting the lyrics– here including a telephone dialing, traffic noises, t...
[Verse 1]
Hello honey, I just missed the train
My watch must have stopped I guess
Dinner is cold and the kids are asleep
I didn't mean to get you out of bed
[Chorus]
Always late (always late)
Yes, it's always the same
Procrastination is my middle name
But the rest of the world is ahead of the game
And that's why I'm always late
[Verse 2]
Won't somebody give me a ride
I've been out of gas for hours
My mother-in-law's flying in from the coast
She's probably in an ambulance by now
[Chorus]
Always late (always late)
Yes, it's always the same
Procrastination is my middle name
But the rest of the world is ahead of the game
And that's why I'm always late
[Bridge]
Willie, it's time to get up
Willie, you get out of that bed
You'll be late for work again
Willie, Willie!!!
[Verse 3]
Come on honey, give me a chance
I promise to mend my ways
Let's go out for an anniversary dance
You say our anniversary's yesterday?
[Chorus]
Always late (always late)
Yes, it's always the same
Procrastination is my middle name
But the rest of the world is ahead of the game
And that's why I'm always late
Always Late was written by Roger Powell & Kasim Sulton & Willie Wilcox & Todd Rundgren.
Always Late was produced by Kasim Sulton & Willie Wilcox & Todd Rundgren & Roger Powell.
Utopia released Always Late on Wed Sep 24 1980.