Too Late

TOO LATE [Verse 1 — Him] I thought a paycheck and a full tank Coming home instead of hitting that bar Keeping your picture on my lock screen Meant I was taking care of your heart You'd say, "We don't talk like we used to" I'd kiss your cheek, say, "Baby, we're good" Guess I heard the words you were saying Just never heard them like I should Then you quit getting mad when I'd stay late Quit asking when I'd be home Quit stealing my shirts from the closet Started sleeping in your own That's when it hit me like headlights Two lanes too late to turn You'd been giving me warning signs I was finally starting to learn [Pre-Chorus — Him] So I started showing up Right when you'd had enough [Chorus] Him: I started holding on when you started letting go Started saying everything you used to wanna know Her: You finally made me first when I quit needing to be Funny how you found the time when you were losing me Both: One of us was all in One was halfway gone We just kept switching sides Till there wasn't nothing left to hold on Yeah, you finally got it right At the wrong damn time [Verse 2 — Her] I remember Friday nights waiting While your dinner got cold on the stove You'd walk in talking about your long day Never asking me about my own I'd lie beside you wide awake With your back turned over to mine You were laying six inches from me But it felt like a hundred miles So yeah, I started going out more Started laughing with my friends again Quit checking my phone every five minutes Wondering when you'd come walking in Then you showed up with roses Talking about making things right But flowers don't erase all the lonely I learned to live with every night [Pre-Chorus — Her] You finally wanted us When I didn't anymore [Chorus] Him: I started holding on when you started letting go Started saying everything you used to wanna know Her: You finally made me first when I quit needing to be Funny how you found the time when you were losing me Both: One of us was all in One was halfway gone We just kept switching sides Till there wasn't nothing left to hold on Yeah, you finally got it right At the wrong damn time [Verse 3 — Him] Now I'm cooking on a Tuesday, got your coffee set by five Doing all the little things I thought didn't matter at the time Putting my phone down, making plans, asking how your day went Trying like hell to make up for every minute I ain't spent But every little thing I fix just seems to piss you off Like every step I'm taking forward makes you wanna walk You'd rather ride around with your friends till two Than sit on this back porch and talk me and you And I ain't saying you're wrong, hell, maybe I'm to blame But it's hard watching forever turn into your maiden name 'Cause the man you wanted then is standing here tonight And the girl I did it all for ain't got nothing left to fight [Verse 4 — Her] You think I hate the flowers But that's not what it is They remind me of the years I was begging you for this All those nights I cried You said I thought too much Now you're giving me the love I already gave up Then somebody came along When I wasn't looking around He listened when I talked Didn't make me fight to be found I wasn't chasing forever Wasn't looking for someone new I was just tired of feeling lonely Lying right beside you So don't blame him for the distance That was there before his name He didn't break what's between us He just walked into the rain I know that doesn't make it Any easier looking back But he didn't pull me away I just didn't wanna come back [Bridge] Him: If I'd have changed six months ago Her: Maybe we'd be alright Him: If I'd have heard you the first time Her: Maybe I'd stay tonight Him: Is there anything left here? Her: Yeah, memories, I guess Him: That's enough for me to fight for Her: That's why I resent it [Final Chorus] Him: I started holding on when you started letting go Started loving you out loud when your heart already knew Her: You finally made me first when I quit needing to be Became everything I wanted when I stopped wanting "we" Both: One of us was all in One was halfway gone We just kept switching sides Till there wasn't nothing left to hold on Ain't saying you were wrong Ain't saying I was right Sometimes love gets everything right At the wrong damn time [Outro — Him] Guess that's the hell of hindsight You don't know what you ain't doing Till she's done asking you to do it [Outro — Her] And sometimes when he finally changes You've already changed too