[Verse 1] I didn't show up when it counted I wouldn't dare take the chance The lament of the poor broken hearted I came too late to the dance And I couldn't find all the pieces Or parts that just didn't fit So I sat alone with my excuses And the reasons I couldn't commit When I was: [Chorus] Late to the dance The music is ended, the clean-up begun I was Late to the dance Another milestone is past, it’s finished and done I Late to the dance Oh I was Late to the dance Late to the dance [Verse 2] I told myself I wouldn't have liked it I lied and said I just didn't care It’s not as though I wasn't invited It's not like anybody wanted me there So I sank into my inner sanctum And imagined myself in a world Where I would be the life of the party And I would get the prettiest girl And I was: [Chorus] Late to the dance The music is ended, the clean-up begun I was Late to the dance Another milestone is past, its finished and done I was Late to the dance Oh I was Late to the dance [Pre-Chorus] So I sank into my inner sanctum And imagined myself in a world Where I would be the life of the party And I would get the prettiest girl [Outro] I was Late to the dance The music is ended, the clean-up begun I was Late to the dance The milestone is past, its finished and done I was Late to the dance The music is ended, the clean-up begun I was Late to the dance The milestone is past, now its finished and done I was Late to the dance oh I was Late to the dance Now the music is ended
