Late
Shirt still untucked when he pulled that truck into her drive, told her daddy he'd have her back before it hit nine, but it was almost midnight.
Late
Couple blue eyes prayin on one pink line at a Walgreens, cashier don't charge the coke cause she knows what the tears
Mean. Not a day over 18.
But now she's late
There's always a plan, it's yours or it's not, it ain't in your hands or the ones on the clock
You swear that you messed up, you made a mistake, what feels like the end of the world really ain't
Yeah you're gonna Find, it don't work that way, lifes always on time, even when you're late
Took three damn years to get her dad to like you, and a couple more to hit that one knee, with that cheap ring. You might think that's late.
Bridge: with her head on my shoulder, as we rock him to sleep, I realize I'm, where I should be, and it's getting late