442. Too Late Now (Original)

Another one of those songs I wrote many years ago when I was young and silly. Now, of course, I'm old and silly, otherwise I wouldn't be puttiing it up on YouTube.

Lyrics:

When the sky was too green, too green to be seen
And the clouds all drained themselves dry of rain
That's when you could have
...picked me up
...folded me up
...tied me up
...put me away
...for a rainy day
You had your chance then, baby,
But it's too late now.

When the children gathered flowers, gathered flowers by the hours
And the babies' tears fell through the years
That's when you could have
...pushed me down
...held me down
... tied me down
...swallowed me whole
...heart and soul
You had your chance then, baby,
But it's too late now.

When the sun went so white it was quite out of sight
And your sweetheart's screams could be heard in your dreams
That's when you could have
...gathered me in
...filled me in
...coloured me in
...ripped me in half
...just for a laugh
You had your chance then, baby,
But it's too late now.

I don't know why I don't die
When I see that you still think you can tie
...tie me down
...fold me over
...swallow me up
...turn me inside out
just to see if I have anything inside.

That time has passed
Moments like that go fast
They don't last.
Can't you see I'm taking you for a ride?

When the water was clear, too clear to hear
And the edge of the night seemed to fade out white,
That's when you could have
...plunged in your knife
...taken my life
...cut off my head
... ripped me to shreds
...smeared me with mud
...drank up my blood
...gouged out my eyes
... but you're not wise!
You had your chance to do all that to me baby
But I tell you, you better forget it because you know it's just
Too late now.

You can hear a playlist of my original songs (in alphabetical order) here:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=B9F8E3B7A8822951

Lyrics and chords of my songs can be found on my website: http://www.raymondcrooke.com

Category:

Music

Tags:

• folk
• song
• relationships
• control
• freedom
• swordfish

[GKMARCHE]

One of excellent simple songs all over the world...

[raymondcrooke]

Thanks for watching.

[myrza2]

silly you may be raymond, but a nice quality song nevertheless, :D

[raymondcrooke]

Thanks for watching my featured video. Another 320 views and I'll be able to change it!

[mtsongs]

hello raymond, can see your influence on this one. do you mind if get round to doin a cover sometime

cheers

mtsongs

[raymondcrooke]

You are welcome to cover any of my songs.

[raymondcrooke]

Thanks, Johnny. It's a weird song though.

[raymondcrooke]

Thanks for the comment, Max, but I'm still trying to work out what important questions and social commentary I tackled in this song!

[UncleVRoy]

Love it!

[stewballmax2]

Hello

Raymond...

Here in your brilliant original composition,you've tackled some very important questions and social commentary through the folk song genre to get people thinking and moving into action. This particular offering was very encouraging and straightforward in delivery. I've really ejoyed this showcase...it was colorful,full of imagery and urgency!

Peace,

Stewball