Too Late For Me

You left when I was barely two

Chasing women, never looking back at what you knew

I grew up learning how to patch my pain

While you played house in someone else’s name

You weren’t there when the nights were long

When I needed strength, you were already gone

I was the shadow in the corner of your life

The forgotten child, learning how to survive

But while you disappeared without a sound

She was the one who always stuck around

Now you’re the dad I begged for in my dreams

Holding your son like he’s your everything

You teach him how to throw and how to fight

While I taught myself how to sleep at night

And I don’t blame him — I swear I never could

I just wish you’d been the man you are now, like you should

Mom was there through every tear I cried

Held me close when the world wasn’t kind

She had our backs with every ounce she gave

A single mother, being strong and brave

She raised three kids without your name

Taught us love and never placed the blame

She’s my hero, my heart, my home

While you were just a ghost I’ve outgrown

Now you’re the dad I used to pray to see

Giving someone else what you never gave me

Teaching him how to love and how to stand

While I grew up wishing I had a hand

And I don’t hate him — he’s innocent and kind

But I can’t forget the way you left me behind

She was my rock when I would fall

You were nothing… not there at all

You only showed when I was drowning low

Trying to fix what I no longer owed

Now you’re the dad I always hoped you’d be

But not for the girl who needed you — me

You came too late to the place I bled

I’ve closed the door, enough was said

And though I carry your name in part

You’ll never know the weight in my heart

I wish you were the man you are now

Back when I needed you most somehow

But I’ve made peace with the truth I see…

You were just too late…

Too late for me