Mary Chapin Carpenter 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

GOIN' HOME

This morning I work up with the feelin' that I'd been away too long
All this blacktop runnin' underneath my wheels makes me feel too gone
Well I could use a lot of sleep and a little bit of time on my own
And then the sight of you just waiting for me with open arms

Chorus:

Goin' h-o-o-o-o-ome, Goin' h-o-o-o-o-ome

Now it's the middle of November and the lilies bloom by the Gage springs
Yeah, I can see us flyin' down the Craig store road like we've got wings
Turn the radio off, baby, all I want to do is hear you sing
Yeah, I can close my eyes and perfectly imagine everything

Chorus:

Goin' h-o-o-o-o-ome, Goin' h-o-o-o-o-ome
Goin' h-o-o-o-o-ome, Goin' h-o-o-o-o-ome

Bridge (1):

All the time that I been takin'
All the things I've never found
Suddenly were waiting for me
The minute that I slowed it down

Instrumental break

Bridge(2):

All the time that I been takin'
All the things I've never found
Suddenly were waiting for me
The minute that I turned around

Tonight I'm gonna wish you all the things that love can bring
And then I'll climb right up and watch the sun go down on top of Reilly's hill
I feel the beautiful breeze just a-slippin' in under the windowsill
And smell the perfume of the night from those lilies of those fields

Chorus:

Goin' h-o-o-o-o-ome, Goin' h-o-o-o-o-ome
Goin' h-o-o-o-o-ome, Goin' h-o-o-o-o-ome
Goin' h-o-o-o-o-ome, Goin' h-o-o-o-o-ome
Goin' h-o-o-o-o-ome, Goin' h-o-o-o-o-ome (mind the gap)