[Verse 1]
You were my wife, my life, my hopes and dreams
For you to understand what this means, I shall explain
I stood all the jealousy, and all the bitchin', too
Yes, I'd forget it all once in bed with you
Oh darling (Oh darling), how could we end up like this?
Oh baby, let me reminisce

[Verse 2]
Ooh baby (Ooh baby)
And when we, woo, we stopped the hands of time
(Hands of time)
You set my soul on fire, my one desire
Was to love you, and think of you with pride
And to keep you satisfied, oh baby, oh baby
We could not bear the mental strain
Leave you? I never meant to
Now you see how much you hurt me
But if you ever need me, I'll be by your side
Though the many happy times we had
Can never really outweigh the bad
Oh, I'll never love nobody like I love you, baby
Now it's time for us to say farewell, farewell, my darlin'
Maybe we'll meet down the line

[Outro]
It's too late for you and me, it's too late for you and I
Much too late for you and me, much too late for you to cry
(Ooh baby)
It's too late for you and me, it's too late for you and I (Ooh)
It's too late for you and me, much too late for you to cry, baby
(Ooh baby) Ooh baby, it's too late, too late, baby
Too late (Ooh baby), it's too late, too late, baby (Ooh)
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh (Ooh baby)
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh, oh-oh-oh
(Ooh baby) Ooh baby, oh baby (Ooh)
(Ooh baby)
It's much too late (Ooh)
(Ooh baby)
[Scatting]
Ah, ooh baby