Nearly Always Late (Battat/Amarante)

I never kept a valentine

Don’t get to share my bottles of wine

I lost a chance with Clementine

Cause I’m nearly always late

I missed my flight from Florida

From the wrong side of America

I lost the trust of Pamela

When I was really really late

I’d say about twelve (twelve) point five percent of the time

I arrive almost right on time

What I mean to say is I’m nearly always late

What I want to know is will you please just wait

I know I’ve been postponing

When I really should be holding you

But I make my mistake of being nearly always late

You asked me over at half past four

But the train took me to a different door

Apologies to Eleanor

I know I’m running late

I woke up in 2099

It seems I slept away for quite some time

I’m very sorry to Caroline

I’m really really late

I’d say about twelve (twelve) point five percent of the time

I arrive almost right on time

What I mean to say is I’m nearly always late

What I want to know is will you please just wait

I know I’ve been postponing

When I really should be holding you

But I make my mistake of being nearly always late

Written by Dani Battat and Patrick Amarante

Copyright Lazy Egg Records