Late - Ben Folds' Tribute to Elliott Smith (w/ lyrics)

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Uploaded by on Dec 27, 2008

This was a song Ben Folds composed in memory of Elliott Smith. Folds played a few shows with him. Rest in peace.

Under some dirty words on a dirty wall
Eating takeout by myself
I played the shows
Got back in the van and put the walkman on
And you were playing
In some other dive a thousand miles away
I played a thousand times before
And like pathetic stars, the truck stops and the rock club walls
I always knew
You saw them too
But you never will again

It's too late
Don't you know
It's been too late
For a long time

Elliott, man, you played a fine guitar
And some dirty basketball
The songs you wrote
Got me through a lot
Just wanna tell you that

Oh no
Things were looking up
Least that's what I heard
Oh no
Someone came and washed away your hard-earned
Peace of mind

When desperate static beats the silence up
A quiet truth to calm you down
The songs you wrote
Got me through a lot
Just wanna tell you that

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  • this is really good, im sure both elliot and ben would like this very much, be proud

  • :) thanks...

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  • I haven't had a good Elliott cry in awhile....Thanks, Ben Folds Five

  • i wish i knew about elliot before

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  • rip mate

  • I hope I get to tell Ben all the things I need to before it's too late...

  • what he says about Elliot is the same thing i feel for him

    all the lyrics of this song describe how i feel about Ben <3

  • "The songs you wrote got me through a lot. Just wanna tell you that." *same here, RIP Elliott

  • Elliott Smith's heart was to big for the world

    Rest in peace, we love you <3

  • It pierces my heart when he says "It's too late." )':

  • This made me cry..

  • Good for a ben folds song lmao . RIP elliott . didnt know you were a ball player .

  • two of my all time favourite artists.. thank you Elliott and Ben for your music

  • This song evokes every emotion I have about Elliott's influence on me. This is nice to listen too.

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