Too Late

[Verse 1]
Sixty-five years must've been too much to bear
For an insecure Black man livin' on the verge of despair
Too much resentment and too much hate
From which there can be no easy escape

[Chorus]
(It's too late) It's too late, there's nothing left to give
Not for your woman, you got nothing for your kids
It's too late (It's too late), there's nothing left to hide
So you go your way and I'll go mine

[Verse 2]
My father and I don't get along
He's always right, I'm always wrong
We never talk, he'd rather hide
Preening his pride and pruning mine

[Chorus]
It's too late, there's nothing left to give
Not for your woman, you got nothing for your kids
It's too late (It's too late), nothing left to hide
So you go your way and I'll go mine

[Bridge]
I tried to talk to him
(It's too late, it's too late)
To go beyond the insults and lies
Depending on the love to keep the family alive
He said, "I don't wanna talk on account of the pressure of my blood"
I said, "Can't we talk on account of love?"
"I'm reaching out to you"
He said, "Don't reach out to me"
"But I love you! I love you! Dad, don't you love me?"
He stared straight ahead at the basketball game on his precious TV
And he never (Never) even (Even) opened his mouth
(Never even opened his mouth)
He never even opened his mouth to me
And now it's too late

[Chorus]
(It's too late, it's too late) Nothing left to give
Not for your woman, you got nothing for your kids
It's too late (It's too late), nothing left to hide (It's too late)
So you go your way and I'll go mine
It's too late (It's too late), nothing left to give (It's too late)
Not for your woman, and you got nothing for your kids, oh, oh, ah, hmm
Too late (It's too late), nothing left to hide
So you go your way and I'll go mine

[Outro]
Oh, ho, oh (It's too late, it's too late), it's too late
Not for your woman, you got nothing for your kids
Mmm, mhm, hey, hey, too late (It's too late)
Oh, you go your way and I'll go mine
You go your way, yeah (You go your way)
You go your way (You go your way, you go your way)
You go your way, and I'll go mine