Verse 1

You were always almost home,

Saying “I’ll be there soon,”

But birthdays came and drifted

Like the late-night summer moon.

Prom pictures in a frame

With a space beside of me—

I learned to stand on my own feet

Where you were supposed to be.

Pre-Chorus

Time don’t give back the moments

We thought were guaranteed…

And the kid who kept on waiting

Learned how not to need.

Chorus

It’s too much, too little, too late

To ever start again.

I’m not angry, I’m not bitter—

I just learned to live within

A world that kept on turning

While you weren’t there for me.

You can’t rebuild a childhood

When the door is closing,

And all that’s left to see

Is an empty seat.

Verse 2

You showed up at my doorway

Holding flowers, holding tears,

Saying you were finally ready

After all those missing years.

I let you talk, I let you cry,

But I couldn’t play pretend—

Love you give at closing time

Ain’t love that heals again.

Pre-Chorus

I’m not shutting you out forever,

But the truth still stands for me…

The hurt don’t burn like it used to—

It just doesn’t need you, see.

Chorus

It’s too much, too little, too late

To ever start again.

I’m not angry, I’m not bitter—

I just learned to live within

A world that kept on turning

While you weren’t there for me.

You can’t rebuild a childhood

When the door is closing,

And all that’s left to see

Is an empty seat.