She said `Meet me at the gates at eight
`Leave now, don`t be late`
She said one day she`d walk away
`Cause I was always late
Thought things were okay
Didn`t care though anyway
Say `Sorry, babe, I had to meet a mate`
Tempting fate
We first met through a shared view
She loved me and I did too
It`s now seven-fifty
Getting ready, better be nifty
Do my hair quickly
Step out, it`s cloudy
Mate bells me to borrow money
I`ve got two henrys and a dealer to pay
Call up on geezers to rid these green trees
From my reeking jeans
Got a You-Think-I-Care air
Out glaring geezers` stares
I`m here and I`m there
Couldn`t see past the end of my beer
What was getting near
All of the silence after the tears
[Chorus]
I didn`t know it was over
Till it was too late, too ate
But if I ever needed you
Would you be there?
She said `Meet me at the gates, don`t be late`
But pretty soon the day came for change
And I was glad she never walked away
So I`m choosing what to wear
Doing my hair with an hour to spare
When my life went pear
She`d been there with a fixed stare
Big wheel climbed to the top
Geezers` stares bounced off
Standing at the top of this huge mountain
Smiling and shouting
Spring flowers sprouting
Not one inch of doubt in my mind
As I reached the gates
Came around the corner at a rate
Risked her love
But I was gonna set things straight
Never again am I gonna be late [x3]
[Chorus]
I said meet me at the gates
Leave now, don`t be late
I waited for a while
Listening to her voicemail
Mind set sail
Then the facts turned me pale
Wind, rain, hail
My fears unveiled for my fair female
She`d walked away
Too little to late
I step up the pace
Walk past the gate
Rain runs over my face
Spirit falls from grace
I purchase a hazy escape at the alcohol place
In the Chase, I sat down, got a fat frown
Weeping and drown in my senses
For this love game`s expensive
I walk in a trance
Got a wounded soldier stance
And the everyday geezers` stares throw me off balance
Now nothing holds significance
And nothing holds relevance
Cause the only thing I can see is her elegance
[Chorus x2]
