[Intro] [spoken] Oh, now you love me? That’s funny. [Verse 1] You had my number You had my key You had a good thing Standing right in front of you I stayed up waiting You stayed out late Now you’re at my door Talking ’bout fate Well, look at me I’m doing fine You lost your chance When you wasted mine [Pre-Chorus] Don’t say please Don’t say maybe I got two words— [Chorus] TOO LATE, BABY! [Backing vocals] (Too late!) You should’ve loved me When you had me (Too late!) Now you miss me Now you want me Now you finally see TOO LATE, BABY! [Backing vocals] (Too late!) You had the best And you let it leave [Verse 2] You like my dress now You like my smile Funny how you noticed After all this while You hear I’m dancing You hear I’m free Now every little thing Reminds you of me Don’t bring excuses Don’t bring champagne You can’t buy sunshine After bringing rain [Pre-Chorus] You had love You got lazy Now listen close— [Chorus] TOO LATE, BABY! [Backing vocals] (Too late!) You should’ve loved me When you had me (Too late!) Now you call me Now you need me Now you’re down on your knees TOO LATE, BABY! [Break] [stop-time] [lead] Did he have his chance? [Backing vocals] YES HE DID! Did he treat me right? NO HE DIDN’T! Should I take him back? NO, NO, NO! [lead] Then tell him what time it is! [All] TOO LATE! [Horn hit] [Final Chorus] TOO LATE, BABY! (Too late!) You should’ve loved me When you had me (Too late!) Now I’m shining Now I’m flying And you’re watching me leave TOO LATE, BABY! (Too late!) You lost the best thing You were ever gonna keep [Outro] [lead ad-libs] Too late… Too late for crying now… Should’ve known what you had, baby… [Backing vocals] (Too late!) (Too late!) (Too late!)
