Too Late to Cry lyrics

Come take me by my trembling hand
And hold me close to you
And think of all the days gone by
The day when love was true.
Come go with me to the old depot
And wave your hand good-bye
I know I've done you wrong sweetheart
But now it's too late to cry.

Sweetheart of mine, I hate to go
And leave you here all alone
May God protect and keep you
Wherever you may roam...

I don't drink as much as I used to
Lately, it just ain't my style
And hard times don't last like they used to
They pass quicker, like when I was a child.
[Chorus:]
Somehow I've learned how to listen
To a sound like the sun going down
And the magic the morning is bringing home
A song for a life I have found
It keeps my feet on the ground
[Solo]
The midsummer days sit so heavy

[Instrumental]

When I step on board that big jet plane
I'll be leaving our love behind
I hope it's wings will carry me somewhere
I can mend this heart of mine.

Chorus:
So don't follow me, don't follow me
I'm bound to a place I can't recall
I feel the big jet slice through midnight skies
I'll search for the answers alone
And wait for the time to go home.

I've lived a life full of sorrow
With no where to run or to hide
Happiness you'll see is borrowed
All I want is you by my side
[Chorus:]
Gentle river take me away
to the time of happier days
All I need is love and company
Gentle river bring him back to me
You can spend all your time a'cryin
Listen here I don't need your sympathy
Cause I've made my life to live it
All I need is you here with me...

There's a chill on this evening, nights right for greaving,
Darkness surrounds him as he wanders alone
He walked past the dim lights, the pathways and street lights
They remind him, of nights long ago,
When his love was strong and his muscles hard, His whiskey throat was barley marred,
Seeking misfortune in the lies that he told, Then a brokin heart bought him to his knees,

(Nelson Mandrell/Happy Valley Music, BMI)

Could your heart ever be mine?
Your arms hold me so close to you all through the night
Your eyes gaze into mine
Sayin' I should believe you, I always do, I don't know why

Cause you taught me a lesson the hard way one time
Told me you loved me but then changed your mind
I never told no one how I hurt down inside until now
Sleep on

[Instrumental]
....

When I step on board that big jet plane
I'll be leaving our love behind
I hope it's wings will carry me somewhere
I can mend this heart of mine.

Chorus:
So don't follow me, don't follow me
I'm bound to a place I can't recall
I feel the big jet slice through midnight skies
I'll search for the answers alone
And wait for the time to go home.

Come take me by my trembling hand
And hold me close to you
And think of all the days gone by
The day when love was true.
Come go with me to the old depot
And wave your hand good-bye
I know I've done you wrong sweetheart
But now it's too late to cry.

Sweetheart of mine, I hate to go
And leave you here all alone
May God protect and keep you
Wherever you may roam...

There's a chill on this evening, nights right for greaving,
Darkness surrounds him as he wanders alone
He walked past the dim lights, the pathways and street lights
They remind him, of nights long ago,
When his love was strong and his muscles hard, His whiskey throat was barley marred,
Seeking misfortune in the lies that he told, Then a brokin heart bought him to his knees,

I've lived a life full of sorrow
With no where to run or to hide
Happiness you'll see is borrowed
All I want is you by my side
[Chorus:]
Gentle river take me away
to the time of happier days
All I need is love and company
Gentle river bring him back to me
You can spend all your time a'cryin
Listen here I don't need your sympathy
Cause I've made my life to live it
All I need is you here with me...

I don't drink as much as I used to
Lately, it just ain't my style
And hard times don't last like they used to
They pass quicker, like when I was a child.
[Chorus:]
Somehow I've learned how to listen
To a sound like the sun going down
And the magic the morning is bringing home
A song for a life I have found
It keeps my feet on the ground
[Solo]
The midsummer days sit so heavy

Could your heart ever be mine?
Your arms hold me so close to you all through the night
Your eyes gaze into mine
Sayin' I should believe you, I always do, I don't know why
Cause you taught me a lesson the hard way one time
Told me you loved me but then changed your mind
I never told no one how I hurt down inside until now
Sleep on
Could your heart ever be mine?