Edwyn Collins - 20 Years Too Late Lyrics
Hello chaos my old friendWe finally got there in the endI found a loophole in the lawI stumbled then I crawled throughNever frightened that that noose would tightenI felt enlightenedMy senses heightenedYet all this time you've been inclinedTo watch me from the sidelinesMiles from the frontlineHoping that some sniperHad picked off this magic piperTo shoot the messengerThat's what's obsessing yaYou only kick me when I'm downWhen I get up you come aroundYou come around, you say I'm greatYou're only twenty years too lateWell where I livedDon't make no bonesWas several feet below a stoneFar from appalledI was enthralledThe snake that slithered learned to crawlThrough the quagmire of my mislaid plansThat backfiredI felt enlightenedMy senses heightenedYou called me upTo wish me luckTo let me know this business sucksLet's change itLet's rearrange itSo why do I get the feelingThat there's something you're concealing?That it's a put onYou scratch your foot onYou only kick me when I'm downWhen I get up you come aroundYou come around, you say I'm greatYou're only twenty years too lateDid I do something to make you hate me?It's funny how you thought you'd break meYou're too lateToo muchToo soonHow highThe moonToo littleToolateToo badThat's the breaks
