[Verse 1]
I used to see you at the corner store
With that blue hoodie, hair by the door
I’d hold my breath, then look away
Let you walk past, let you drift away
Seventeen and scared to speak
Heart in my throat, knees weak
Had your name on the tip of my tongue
But I stayed quiet when the night was young
[Pre-Chorus]
And time kept moving on
Like it knew me too well
I watched my chance disappear
And I put my heart on a shelf
[Chorus]
Twenty years too late
Now I’m holding you close
Twenty years too late
But you’re all that I know
I should’ve said it then
I should’ve said it then
Now I’m in your hands
(so glad I found you)
[Verse 2]
You came back around one quiet spring
Same soft laugh, same little ring
We talked for hours on your porch light glow
Like two old souls finally told
I told you stories I left unsaid
All the things that lived in my head
You smiled like you already knew
Like every lost year led me to you
[Pre-Chorus]
And all that wasted time
Don’t feel wasted now
’Cause every wrong turn
Brought me here somehow
[Chorus]
Twenty years too late
Now I’m holding you close
Twenty years too late
But you’re all that I know
I should’ve said it then
I should’ve said it then
Now I’m in your hands
(so glad I found you)
[Bridge]
If I could fold time back
I’d be brave that night
I’d say your name out loud
And not let you leave my sight
But maybe love was patient
Maybe love was wise
It kept us both alive
Till we recognized
[Final Chorus]
Twenty years too late
Now I’m holding you close
Twenty years too late
But you’re all that I know
I should’ve said it then
I should’ve said it then
Now I’m in your hands
(so glad I found you)
Twenty years too late
Still you feel like home
Twenty years too late
Now I’m not alone
I should’ve said it then
Now I say it now
I’m deep in love
(deep in love)