Late Bloomer

It's just a stone's throw

From here to eternity

From the back roads

To where I long to be

The world has changed

Leaving only the truth intact

You think it's a game

To me it means more than that



But I'm a late bloomer

I'm a slow learner

And I've turned the record over

I'm a long player

My song is my saviour

I've got to raise it up

As far as my spirit can reach

That everyone might see



Within earshot

Of rose-coloured dreamers at best

I don't mean to eavesdrop

It's just part of my job I guess

At one glance

They don't know the truth by half

How announcing your plans

Is a sure way to hear god laugh



Like a crab apple on the tree

They'll find life more bitter than sweet



But I'm a late bloomer

I'm a slow learner

And I've heard the penny drop

I'm a small player

With a tall order

To come out on top

And without selling my soul

That everyone might know

That I'm a late bloomer



From a turntable to a phone

From a revolution to a ring tone



I'm a late bloomer

I'm a slow learner

And I've turned the record over

I'm a long player

My song is my saviour

Got to raise it up



I'm a late bloomer

I'm a slow learner

And I've heard the penny drop

I'm a small player

With a tall order

To come out on top

And without selling my soul

That's how a flower grows

And I'm a late bloomer

I'm a late bloomer

I'm a late bloomer