It's Too Late

It's too late
To fall in love with Sharon Tate
An' it's too soon
To ask me for the words I want carved on my tomb

I think it's time
that you all start to think about gettin' by
Without that need to go out and find
somebody to love

It's too late
There's no one left that I even wanna imitate
You see, you just don't know
I'm here to give you my heart
And you want some fashion show

But it ain't no contribution
To rely on the institution
To validate your chosen art
And to sanction your boredom
And let you play out your part

It's too late
You know when they got nothin' to give
They always part their legs for what's negative
Yeah, and they're so decadent...
Until their daddy's money from home's all spent

So I think it's time,
'Cause it's too easy to rely
On worshipping devils and strangers in bed,
Though they do get good drugs, and they do give good head

It's too late
You shoulda realized I was worth the wait
Ah, but you didn't hesitate
And when he took you off, you let him seal our fate

So I think it's time
That ya all start to think about gettin' by
Without that need to go out and find
Some--
body
to
love!

--Jim Carroll Band

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