Carpenter, Mary Chapin - Late For Your Life Lyrics






You've been saying for the longest time that the time has come
You've been talking like you're of a mind to get some changing done
Maybe move out of the city, find some quiet little town
Where you can sit out on your back porch step
And watch the sun go down
No one knows where they belong
The search just goes on and on and on
For every choice that ends up wrong
Another one's right
A change of scene would sure be great
The thought is nice to contemplate
But the question begs why would you wait
And be late for your life

Now you might never find that perfect town
But the sun still sets on a rooftop where the city
Sounds like a Gershwin clarinet
And you might still be searching every face for one you can't forget
Love is out there in a stranger's clothes
You just haven't met him yet
No one knows where they belong
The search just goes on and on and on
For every day that ends up wrong
Another one's right
Call it chance or call it fate
Either one is cause to celebrate
Still the question begs why would you wait
And be late for your life

Call it chance baby, call it fate
Either one is cause to celebrate
And the question now is why would you wait
Don't be late for your life





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  1. N.... N....

    Love this song 😊 it is so true too 😉

  2. c.... ....

    Pam, here

  3. E.... B....

    This beautiful song is a relevant as when I first heard it years ago. MCC is a lyric genius-I love her from my soul.

  4. P.... D....

    What a beautiful and poignant ballad on life.

  5. z.... ....

    Thenks to Marys songs in 73 years I learn English becouse I'want to know about Mary Singing-thank you Mary*****Greating from Croatia****

  6. S.... G....

    Serà que Mary Chapen Carter no tiene una canción que al menos me deje indiferente?
    Qué enorme cantautora y compositora es esta gran mujer, una de las más representativa de la buena música americana, en el género del folk .

    S.... G....

    Comentario muy acertado. Lástima no sea tan conocida en nuestro idioma. Excelente compositora e intérprete. Felicidades por tan buen gusto.

  7. L.... R....

    One day it's easy, and then it's not. One day we are young, and then we are not.
    ...just don't be late for possibilities💓

  8. P.... D....

    Songwriter EXRAORDINAIRE. Singer: SUPER SWEET melody. Expressions of Life: PRICELESS.

  9. d.... ....

    This song. THIS. We must open our hearts to give love before we get it. OPEN up to all that is before you. See it. Travel, come home, love, be loved, and most importantly realize this is a journey, will dead ends, turn arounds, and wide open roads. We will hit them all, and it's all part of our experiences.. the tapestry that makes up our lives.

  10. M.... S....

    Nice one

  11. L.... M....

    ...now is all we have...

  12. R.... M....

    Afraid I already am. It's certainly not been as happy as I would have liked; that happens. But Chapin's music makes it that little bit better. I'll get by.

  13. j.... ....

    One of my faves, just love Chapin and her music, her band, her smile

    j.... ....

    I agree! I love watching her hair in the breeze.
    As one who also battles depression, her songs speak to the part of my psyche that seldom gets anything!

  14. G.... T....

    She writes about lost opportunities in many of her songs.

  15. S.... S....

    I saw her at Wolftrap and was touched by her honesty and genuine being. I love her

  16. H.... F....

    Beautiful words, and song. incredible songwriter. serendipity. so true.

  17. a.... ....

    We often wait for the right time, the right one, the right moment. . .
    Serendipity often shows up in the oddest of places and is there to show us there is no text book, no rule just chance. This song speaks volumes to me about not wanting to be Late for Life.... We have one life, make it count, make it wonderful!!! There are grand things for us, we just need to open up to them......

    a.... ....

    Right On! This should be everyones' mantra when we wake up in the morning. What an amazing moment! We awake
    !

    a.... ....

    Phil Do ,,,,,,,

    a.... ....

    Sorry about that, great song! No one sings it better!

    a.... ....

    Yes, make it count ! We spin in a cycle of nonsense and repeat. There is so much more!

  18. R.... H....

    I met her at a meet and greet before a concert and had her hand write some of the lyrics to this song on a small piece of paper. It sits over my desk and will until the day I die. Don't be late for your life...

  19. E.... ....

    A beautiful song in so many ways...  Devastating.

  20. s.... w....

    really took me and shook me by shoulders...Made me realize to stop putting things off. We are only guaranteed today

    s.... w....

    today's not so great. yesterday wasn't either. tomorrow won't be good either. there's only one way out. soon....

  21. R.... V....

    Touches my heart strings!-too sad for me!

  22. D.... A....

    The Lady speaks to the heart and soul so gently and with such feeling.  Then she sends you dancin' with "twist and shout".  Gotta' love her !

  23. k.... ....

    Every song makes you think, she paints a picture with words and takes you to that place. 

  24. R.... E....

    Just a sweet song and message

  25. F.... V....

    C'est juste ça!

  26. J.... L....

    Mary just confirmed to me once again that Serendipity indeed exists and "Coincidence" is many times easier to comprehend and move on than the Spirituality (I believe) that breathed life to "Fate"....and it just breathed life back into me....Thanks Mary...tho even tho I believe  it still freaks me out for a moment!! ;)

  27. S.... B....

    So so good

  28. J.... D....

    Don't be late for your life. such a gifted writer. I turn to her when I need sustenance.

    J.... D....

    Jane Dunnewold hey Jane turn to god for help this lass is a Christian so am I praise ye the Lord Paul payton Birmingham England 🔯❤🌞

  29. R.... M....

    My favorite line is "searching every face for one you can't forget" Pure poetry

  30. r.... ....

    Beautiful song and one of my favourites. Also love Duke Levine's perfect guitar solo at the end.

  31. a.... ....

    thank you for this..i know this song..very well..it makes me cry so much..mary chapin really touches all of us..thanks for sharing..kisses

  32. K.... A....

    I hadn't heard this one. I love it. I love the hope...love is out there you just haven't met him yet.

  33. c.... ....

    thank you, this song hurts me so much, a separation of love and life and home

  34. o.... ....

    Thanks for posting this!
    She is such an incredible writer. Time and again she manages to capture the inner world of the human heart in a few beautifully crafted lines.