She said 'Meet me at the gates at eight 'Leave now, don't be late' She said one day she'd walk away 'Cause I was always late Thought things were okay Didn't care though anyway Say 'Sorry, babe, I had to meet a mate' Tempting fate We first met through a shared view She loved me and I did too It's now seven-fifty Getting ready, better be nifty Do my hair quickly Step out, it's cloudy Mate bells me to borrow money I've got two henrys and a dealer to pay Call up on geezers to rid these green trees From my reeking jeans Got a You-Think-I-Care air Out glaring geezers' stares I'm here and I'm there Couldn't see past the end of my beer What was getting near All of the silence after the tears I didn't know it was over Till it was too late, too late But if I ever needed you Would you be there? She said 'Meet me at the gates, don't be late' But pretty soon the day came for change And I was glad she never walked away So I'm choosing what to wear Doing my hair with an hour to spare When my life went pear She'd been there with a fixed stare Big wheel climbed to the top Geezers' stares bounced off Standing at the top of this huge mountain Smiling and shouting Spring flowers sprouting Not one inch of doubt in my mind As I reached the gates Came around the corner at a rate Risked her love But I was gonna set things straight Never again am I gonna be late (x3) I didn't know it was over Till it was too late, too late But if I ever needed you Would you be there? I said meet me at the gates Leave now, don't be late I waited for a while Listening to her voicemail Mind set sail Then the facts turned me pale Wind, rain, hail My fears unveiled for my fair female She'd walked away Too little to late I step up the pace Walk past the gate Rain runs over my face Spirit falls from grace I purchase a hazy escape at the alcohol place In the Chase, I sat down, got a fat frown Weeping and drown in my senses For this love game's expensive I walk in a trance Got a wounded soldier stance And the everyday geezers' stares throw me off balance Now nothing holds significance And nothing holds relevance Cause the only thing I can see is her elegance I didn't know it was over Till it was too late, too late But if I ever needed you Would you be there? I didn't know it was over Till it was too late, too late But if I ever needed you Would you be there?

Old love, you're breaking me up Burn, burnin' like the sun I don't forget like an elephant Is it imprinted on my heart? I don't forget The sun don't set for me Don't leave me here, don't leave me here Don't leave me here, don't leave me here 'Cause I can't forget, 'cause I can't forget It's burnin', still burnin' Oh, I should have known I'd blister here alone And you'd find your own shade I don't forget The sun don't set for me Don't leave me here, don't leave me here Don't leave me here, don't leave me here I can't forget, I can't forget It's burnin', still burnin' Everywhere I turn and every scar that burns God, will I never learn? I can't forget, I can't forget It's burnin', still burnin' 'Cause I can't forget, I can't forget It's burnin', still burnin'

You make it look so easy I know it's not And the way you're looking at me Is all I've got And every Wishbone I break And every candle and every cake Tell me that I'll see you again Even if we have to pretend I don't even need to know when Tell me that I'll see you again You made me heart beat so fast I was always counting down You held me in that slow dance But there's no music now Every Wishbone I break Every new day I face Ooh Tell me that I'll see you again Even if we have to pretend I don't even need to know when Tell me that I'll see you again Tell me that it's not the end You make it look so easy I know it's not