Dave Peverett - Riff Bros. Music - ASCAP
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I got a message from a girl in distress,
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She was a prisoner in an apartment address.
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But like a hero to the scene of the crime,
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I lost my way and there was so little time.
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Stood at a bus stop on a cold rainy day,
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Tire through a puddle, threw some mud in my face.
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No bus arrived so I just crawled into town,
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I took my chances on the underground.
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Subway station, wall to wall people, I couldn't squeeze onto a train.
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In desperation, I looked for a taxi, but, oh, the searching was in vain.
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Too late the hero, from ten down to zero.
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Too late the hero, why did she say, "Boy, boy you're way too late!"?
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She said "Boy, boy you're way too late!"
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I caught a train but there was nowhere to sit,
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Reached for a strap, I thought I heard something rip,
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There on the Central Line, my pants fell apart.
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Train broke down and we were stuck in the dark.
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Subway tunnel claustrophobia, best suit, wrinkled and damp,
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Finally when I crawled up to her door, she said, "Goodbye chump!"
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Too late the hero, from ten down to zero.
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Too late the hero, why did she say, "Boy, boy you're way too late!"?
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She said "Boy, boy you're way too late!"
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Did I see someone in the shadow? Did I hear footsteps on the floor?
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Did I hear laughter in the background just before she slammed that door?
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{Instrumental}
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I turned around and I headed home, I was tired, rejected and cold.
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Missed the last train, left around midnight, so I walked that lonesome road.
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Too late the hero, from ten down to zero.
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Too late the hero, why did she say, "Boy, boy you're way too late!"?
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She said "Boy, boy you're way too late!"
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(Too late, too late the hero) Way too late.
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(Too late, too late the hero) Way too late.
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(Too late, too late the hero) Way too late,
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Too late hey hey hey...
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Too Late The Hero
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