It's Late

Written by D. Burnette

It's late
We got to get on home
It's late
We been gone too long
Too bad
We should have checked the time
Can't phone
We done spent every dime

It's late
We're 'bout to run out of gas
It's late
We got to get home fast
Can't speed
We're in a slow down zone
Baby, look at that clock
Why can't it be wrong?

Could've left home at a quarter to nine
Could've had fun in plenty of time
We got started just a little bit late
I hope this won't be our last date

Look up
Is that the moon we see?
Can't be
Looks like the sun to me
It's late
I hate to face your dad
Too bad
I know he's gonna be mad

It's late
We got to get on home
It's late
We been gone too long

It's late
We're 'bout to run out of gas
It's late
We got to get home fast
Can't speed
We're in a slow down zone
Baby, look at that clock
Why can't it be wrong?

Could've left home at a quarter to nine
Could've had fun in plenty of time
We got started just a little bit late
I hope this won't be our last date

Look up
Is that the moon we see?
Can't be
Looks like the sun to me
It's late
I hate to face your dad
Too bad
I know he's gonna be mad

It's late
We got to get on home
It's late
We been gone too long

WEBMISTRESS speculates:

In the liner notes to Enchanted, Stevie writes that she "had been singing [this song] since the 4th grade...one of my grandfather's favorites." It's a cute cover that they did in the studio after a long night of recording - no doubt it really was late, and they were all wanting to "get on home"!

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