Twenty Years Late

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You called me up last Sunday Same old laugh, same old name Said you held it in for twenty years And I knew exactly what you came to say You loved me back at twelve years old While we were skipping stones down by the road [Pre-Chorus] I stood there with my hand on the sink Heart in my throat, trying not to think 'Bout the boy in the faded ball cap And the girl who never looked back [Chorus] Twenty years late, but I hear you Twenty years late, and I feel it too You loved me then, I loved you back (From twelve years old) Twenty years late, but it's true I was just as gone on you [Verse 2] I remember my ribbon in your truck And your scraped-up knees and your lucky luck We were all elbows, all fireflies Trading secrets under summer skies I married time, you married none And still your name was the only one [Pre-Chorus] Now your voice is soft as rain Saying every little thing by name Like the years were just a door That finally opened wide once more [Chorus] Twenty years late, but I hear you Twenty years late, and I feel it too You loved me then, I loved you back (From twelve years old) Twenty years late, but it's true I was just as gone on you [Bridge] Maybe we missed a whole wide road Maybe that's just how old love grows Not in a rush, not in a flame But in the quiet, waiting place And if our hands are slow to meet They still know the same heartbeat [Final Chorus] Twenty years late, but I hear you Twenty years late, and I feel it too You loved me then, I loved you back (From twelve years old) Twenty years late, but it's true I was just as gone on you Yeah, I was just as gone on you