all of a sudden it s too late

Xtc

(Andy Partridge)

What can I say?
Why do we starve a thing thats near extinction?
From day to day,
These weeds of fear,
Are choking our conviction,
Life s like a jig-saw,
you get the straight bits,
But there s something missing in the middle.

All of a sudden,
We find the cupboard s bare.
All of a sudden,
We find heaven s not there.
All of a sudden,
We find the sun s gone cold.
All of a sudden
We find we re more than old.
All of a sudden,
We find that we ve lost love,
So please don t push or shove because,
It s too late,
It s too late,
In all your hurry you ve accidentally locked the gate

What can we do?
Trying to stem the flow of sand is useless.
It s up to you start holding hands,
And watch the balance redress,
Life s like a firework,
You re only lit once,
And you must stand and radiate correctly.

All of a sudden,
We find the cupboard s bare.
All of a sudden,
We find heaven s not there.
All of a sudden,
We find the sun s gone cold.
All of a sudden
We find we re more than old.
All of a sudden,
We find that we ve lost love,
So please don t push or shove because,
It s too late,
It s too late,
In all your hurry you ve accidentally locked the gate

Love s not a product you can hoard or pack a suitcase with,
It s more a way you have to give.

All of a sudden,
We find the cupboard s bare.
All of a sudden,
We find heaven s not there.
All of a sudden,
We find the sun s gone cold.
All of a sudden
We find we re more than old.
All of a sudden,
We find that we ve lost love,
So please don t push or shove because,
It s too late,
It s too late,
In all your hurry you ve accidentally locked the gate your hurry you ve accidentally locked the gate.