[Verse 1 – The Boy]
He was nine years old at the kitchen light,
Books spread wide on a school night.
Said, “Mom, can you help? I don’t get this math,”
But Dad was tired and Mom just laughed.
They said, “We’ll sit down tomorrow, okay?”
Next morning he brought home an F that day.
He tried to smile, but turned away,
“It’s fine, I guess… I needed it yesterday.”
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[Verse 2 – The Teenager]
Seventeen, didn’t make the team,
Coach said, “Kid, chase another dream.”
He kicked that dirt and walked back home,
Heart feelin’ heavy, pride all gone.
His dad said, “Hey, let’s grab the ball,
We’ll head to the park, work on it all.”
He shook his head, looked down and said,
“Thanks, Dad… but I needed it yesterday.”
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[Chorus]
Every hand we don’t reach out to hold,
Every “I’m proud” left untold.
Time keeps movin’, it won’t stay,
And grace don’t wait —
You needed it yesterday.
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[Verse 3 – The Man]
Thirty-two with bills to pay,
Workin’ long hours, seven days.
His wife said, “You’re never home,”
He said, “Just one more loan, then we’ll be okay.”
But the boxes were packed before he knew,
The porch light off, the house gone too.
He called too late to beg her to stay,
“I get it now… I needed it yesterday.”
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[Final Verse – The Old Man & The Doctor]
Eighty years in a quiet room,
The TV hums, the flowers bloom.
He stares at the clock, the hands don’t move,
Waitin’ for faces he once knew.
They said, “Tomorrow, Dad — we’ll come and stay,”
But tomorrow came and slipped away.
He passed alone before the day,
Whispered soft, “I needed you yesterday.”
The next day morning, the family came,
Callin’ his name, but it wasn’t the same.
The doctor sighed, with eyes that prayed,
“He waited for you… he needed you yesterday.”
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[Outro – Reflection]
So tell your kids, call your friends,
Make amends before it ends.
Don’t let “too late” be what you say —
‘Cause what your heart’s waitin’ to give away…
You’ll need it tomorrow —
You needed it yesterday
DARMYMANN
