Late Lyrics

Performed by Ben Folds

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

But it's too late
It's too late
No, don't you know
it's been too late
for a long time

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

But it's too late
It's too late
No, don't you know
It's been too late
For a long time
It's too late
It's too late
No, don't you know
It's been too late
For a long time


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How profound | Reviewer: Anonymous | 10/19/2007

simply quality - it's a song I've heard over and over and never gets boring or less important. Great song for a great artist by a great artist.

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Elliot Smith | Reviewer: Anonymous | 9/7/2007

This song is a tribute to Elliott Smith's drug addiction and severe depression before he took his own life. Elliot Smith and Ben Folds, both amazingly talented artists.

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oh yeah | Reviewer: Anonymous | 2/12/2007

I just want to rub my body and genitals with this song.

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