Oh, late bloomer, the rumors were true You know, I checked your ID when you left the room I didn't want to see it coming, I showed off my heart Now there's a scar in the shape of a question mark Oh, late bloomer, the rumors were true And scattered leaves are all that's left of you I never thought I'd be the marrying kind It was nothing to be always left behind From the ship that was sailed with everyone on it I said, Give me the land, I know what I want and where I'm wanted But you came in whistling, I'll go if you'll go And I was waiting around to play like an old piano [Chorus] And honey, I couldn't see the trouble Sleeping down deep, where these lights won't go I couldn't see the trouble underneath I set my sights on what was all right My will didn't know where these lights won't go I couldn't see the trouble underneath Who knew it would be you through the wall, Listening in to a voice on a call And hearing the strings and shoot 'em up sure Little did I know then, oh little did I know Long before listening forever Was shot down before it was ever delivered [Chorus] Oh, late bloomer, the rumors were true I checked your ID, what was it I knew I didn't want to see it coming, I showed off my heart Now there's a scar in the shape of a question mark Oh, late bloomer, the rumors were true And scattered leaves are all that's left of you [Chorus]

The world was new Something true The thrill of youth We were proof Strobe lit rooms and dirty bars Spending nights inside our cars We were right inside our hearts But we fell, oh well We raged in burned down places Back when we were young Breathed smoke into our faces Back when we were young Freshly faded, just emancipated Too blind to realize We were changing Moved to different places in time And all these Strobe lit rooms and dirty bars Spending nights inside our cars We were right inside our hearts But we fell, oh well We raged in burned down places Back when we were young Breathed smoke into our faces Back when we were young We tried to stretch the time We lost track of the nights We slept away the days and hoped we'd never age Strobe lit rooms and dirty bars Spending nights inside our cars We were right inside our hearts But we fell, oh well We raged in burned down places Back when we were young Breathed smoke into our faces Back when we were young

I see that nothing's changed, insist on playing games Some waste of time you are and you're so popular Well this is it you bitch, I've got to make a switch You'll find some other John, I know what's going on Your move What do I have to lose? Stalemate Oh, too late, too late I thought you were for real, just one more rip-off deal Don't give me all that crap, I just escaped your trap You think you see the joke but you're just chasing smoke 'Cause now the thrill is gone, I know what's going on Your move What do I have to lose? Stalemate Oh, too late, too late, oh Misunderstanding me, the way you felt so free I'm gonna jump the gun, I'm gonna cut and run Your credibility don't cut no ice with me You're just a feeble con, I know what's going on Your move What do I have to lose? Stalemate Oh, oh, oh, too late, too late Oh, too late, too late