Too Late Lyrics - Brand Nubian

Too late, too late baby, bye bye 

I'll be there tonight 

You'll get left behind 

Now's my time to shine 

Now I got the best birthday present when my ass born 

It was my mama, old dad plant the seed like a farmer 

Life was kind of hard livin' in hell's backyard 

Didn't have a job, honey fronted on the G O D 

Shorty racing, only hollering at cats who be lacin' 

She had some shit with her, she was caught up in the glitter 

Brother come see me when you get five digits bigger 

Oh, that's the way you tryin' to doo doo on a nigga 

She likes the lavish, no time for a brother livin' average 

Play the knees for the cheese like a savage 

Now she lost and turned out, rotten teeth in her mouth 

'Cos she ran the wrong route 

Shorty 'member me, now I'm seven digits bigger 

Platinum artist status, mad cheese from Hilfiger 

Now ya feelin' me because you're smoked out and high 

But too late baby, bye bye 

Too late, too late baby, bye bye 

I'll be there tonight 

You'll get left behind 

Now's my time to shine 

I wish you could have been there when I had my first fight 

The other kid said he was gonna get his father 

I didn't bother to respond 'cos I knew that you was gone 

Forced to carry on and teach myself right from wrong 

As far back as I can remember you was never around 

In September it was back to school 

The eldest member of my family so I packed the tool 

It made a nigga feel manly when I smacked a fool 

With it, could've schooled me on pussy before I hit it 

Or took me to a park with a ball and said hit it 

But we was all left in the dark, accepting the parts 

Of you we was able to get, affecting my heart 

Nowadays you expecting to start, anew 

when I lived my whole life apart from you 

Too late you better check the due date 

See there's no explanation for the expiration 

Too late, too late baby, bye bye 

I'll be there tonight 

You'll get left behind 

Now's my time to shine 

It's too late, bye bye 

Oh bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, yeah 

It's too late, bye bye, oh babe 

Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye 

Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye 

Niggas disrespect my crib droppin' ashes on the floor 

Another half of beer I'm findin' behind the chair 

Let you meal like you wish but you can't even wash a dish 

But you love to eat and rest them stink ass feet 

And blow up my telephone line like you was home 

Seen a nigga make five quick calls to the dome 

Ride around all day, 'Dro-ed or hash 

I ain't never heard once, can I help you with gas? 

I ain't never heard X, can I buy you a meal? 

But if we going downtown niggas is ready to wheel 

Now if you broke you broke, you got five dollars, give me one 

'Cos most likely I'll give it back before the day is done 

If I'm spendin' and bending, you should do it pendin' 

That day when you break out and finally get your cake 

But I don't let that stress me 'cos life is but a test, B 

And every waken day, I'ma stay okay 

Too late, too late baby, bye bye 

I'll be there tonight 

You'll get left behind 

Now's my time to shine 

Too late, too late baby, bye bye 

I'll be there tonight 

You'll get left behind 

Now's my time to shine 

Too late, too late baby, bye bye 

I'll be there tonight 

You'll get left behind 

Now's my time to shine 

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