When he comes home intoxicated from the club All the kids they go and snuggle up to mom He starts shoutin' again, and they start runnin' again This ain't no life for them to lead In her mind she knows she has to let him go In the children's eyes she sees the fear inside How does she tell him, he won't take nothin' This ain't no life for them to lead Too late, too late, baby, bye-bye Now's my time to go Too late, too late, baby, bye-bye Now's my time to go In the morning when he wakes up from the couch Not recallin' what had happened the night before He starts askin' questions, he don't get no answers What the hell's goin' on in here Too late, too late, baby, bye-bye Now's my time to go Too late, too late, baby, bye-bye Now's my time to go Too late, too late, baby, bye-bye
Now's my time to go Too late, too late, baby, bye-bye Now's my time to She starts saying she can't take it no more When he comes home he always beats her to the floor This old line she's givin', hey, about them leavin' He can't take it all But it's too late, too late, baby, bye-bye Now's my time to go Too late, too late, baby, bye-bye (I just got to let you know) Now's my time to go (Yeah, yeah) Too late, too late, baby, bye-bye Now's my time to go Too late, too late, baby, bye-bye (Bye-bye) Now's my time to Too late (Too late), too late, baby, bye-bye (Too late, yeah) Now's my time to go (I don't want to be around you) Too late, too late (I just got to take the kids and go), baby, bye-bye (Oh, no) Now's my time to go