TOO LATE [Verse 1] I remember all the little things You asked for without asking me A hand to hold, a place to rest Someone who would stay when you were scared You gave me signs I never saw You waited while I gave you less I thought that love would wait forever I didn’t know it had an end [Pre-Chorus] Now every silence sounds like you Every empty room tells me the truth I had your heart right in my hands And somehow I still let it slip away [Chorus] I should’ve held you when you cried Should’ve stayed instead of saying goodbye Should’ve listened when you said you were afraid Should’ve loved you like you needed to be loved I should’ve noticed every tear Should’ve made you feel like I was always here Now I know exactly what I should’ve done But knowing doesn’t change what I’ve become It’s too late It’s too late I learned how to love you When you stopped loving me [Verse 2] You never needed perfect words You only needed me to try But I was always somewhere else While you were slowly saying goodbye You celebrated every little win I barely looked up from my own life And when you needed someone beside you I gave you reasons to survive alone [Pre-Chorus] Now I replay every conversation Every moment I misunderstood If I could go back just one time I’d give you everything I never could [Chorus] I should’ve held you when you cried Should’ve stayed instead of saying goodbye Should’ve listened when you said you were afraid Should’ve loved you like you needed to be loved I should’ve noticed every tear Should’ve made you feel like I was always here Now I know exactly what I should’ve done But knowing doesn’t change what I’ve become It’s too late It’s too late I learned how to love you When you stopped loving me [Bridge] And maybe that’s the cruelest part You taught me how to see your heart Just when I finally understood There was nothing left I could do I would’ve called I would’ve stayed I would’ve fought for us for days But you were tired of asking me To be the man you needed me to be So if someone loves you now I hope they don’t make you explain I hope they see the things I missed Before they turn into regret [Final Chorus] They’ll hold you when you cry They’ll stay when you’re afraid at night They’ll hear the words you never say And never make you beg for love again And I’ll be somewhere with the truth That I was given everything in you I had forever standing at my door And I was too blind to know what for It’s too late It’s too late I finally learned to love you But you don’t love me the same It’s too late God, I wish it wasn’t true I became everything you needed After I lost you [Outro] So here’s the apology I should’ve given you before: I’m sorry I learned how to love you After you couldn’t love me anymore.
