[Scene 1] You say you love me And I hardly know your name And if I say I love you in the candlelight There's no one but myself to blame But there's something inside That's turning my mind away Oh, how I could love you If I could let you stay
[Chorus] (It's late) When I'm bleeding deep inside (It's late) Ooh, is it just my sickly pride? (Too late) Even now The feeling seems to steal away (So late) Though I'm crying I can't help but hear you say It's late, it's late, it's late, but not too late
[Scene 2] The way you love me Is the sweetest love around But after all this time, the more I'm trying The more I seem to let you down Now you tell me you're leaving And I just can't believe it's true Oh, you know that I can love you Though I know I can't be true Oh, you made me love you Don't tell me that we're through
[Chorus] (It's late) But it's driving me so mad (It's late) Yes, I know But don't try to tell me that it's (Too late) Save our love You can't turn out the lights (So late) I've been wrong But I'll learn to be right It's late, it's late, it's late, but not too late
[Bridge] I've been so long, you've been so long We've been so long trying to work it out I ain't got long, you ain't got long We gotta know what this life is all about
[Guitar Solo] Tell me Try to work it out, yeah Woo! Ooh Too late, yeah Too late, much too late Ah!
[Scene 3] You're staring at me With suspicion in your eye You say what game are you playing? What's this that you're saying? I know that I can't reply If I take you tonight Is it making my life a lie? Oh, you make me wonder Did I live my life right?
[Chorus] (It's late) Ooh, but it's time to set me free (It's late) Ooh yes, I know But there's no way it has to be (Too late) So let the fire Take our bodies this night (So late) Let the waters Take our guilt in the tide, now It's late, it's late, it's late, it's late It's late, it's late, it's late
[Outro] Oh, it's all too late Whoa, oh, it's too late Come on! I'm late, too late, oh yeah Whoa!
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This song was the tenth track off of Queen’s sixth studio album, News of the World. It was written by guitarist/vocalist Brian May, with the song detailing an ending love affair.
May commented:
“It’s another one of those story-of-your life songs. I think it’s about all sorts of experiences that I had, and experiences that I thought other people had, but I guess it was very personal, and it’s written in three parts, it’s like the first part of the story is at home, the guy is with his woman. The second part is in a room somewhere, the guy is with some other woman, that he loves, and can’t help loving, and the last part is he’s back with his woman.”
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