[Intro: The Whatnauts sample & Kanye West]
"Little girl..." (A-ha-ha-ha-ha!)
"Please stop your–crying
'Cause..."

[Chorus: Tony Williams & Kanye West]
I'll be late for that...
I'll be late for that, baby, I'll wait for that
If you had a taste of that, you'd probably pay for that
I'll be late for that...
I'm comin' in when I feel like
So turn this muh'fucker up, only if it feels right
I'll be late for that...
I'll be late for that, I can't wait for that
I think I was made for that
I'll be late for that...
So I'm comin' in when I feel like
So turn this muh'fucker up, only if it feels right

[Refrain: The Whatnauts sample & Kanye West]
"Little girl..." (A-ha-ha-ha-ha!)
"Please stop your–crying, 
'Cause I'll erase away..."

[Verse 1: Kanye West]
Stop all your blood clot cryin', I was flyin'
Made it to school, with barely 'nuff time to sign in
Yeah, I hear the alarm, yeah, I hear you, Mom
Yeah, yeah, I don't wan' be broke when I'm thirty-one
They said the best classes go to the fastest
"Sorry, Mr. West – there's no good classes, 
And that's what yo' ass get"
Not even electives? Not even prerequisites??
You mean I missed my major by a couple of seconds?!
Now I'm in the shop class, or the basket weavin'
With all the rest of the muh'fuckers underachievin'
Man, this is an insult –
I went to junior high with all of them, and they been slow
If I can't catch the beat, then slow down the tempo
Just throw this at the end if I'm too late for the intro
Will I make it from the student loans to a Benzo?
Like old folks pissin', I guess it all Depends... oh, oh
[Refrain: The Whatnauts sample & Kanye West]
"Little girl..." (A-ha-ha-ha-ha!)
"Please stop your–crying " (Stop your cryin', baby)
'Cause I'll erase away..."

[Chorus: Tony Williams & Kanye West]
I'll be late for that...
I'll be late for that, baby, I'll wait for that
If you had a taste of that, you'd probably pay for that
I'll be late for that...
I'm comin' in when I feel like
So turn this muh'fucker up, only if it feels right
I'll be late for that...
I'll be late for that, I can't wait for that
I think I was made for that
I'll be late for that...
So I'm comin' in when I feel like
So turn this muh'fucker up, only if it feels right

[Refrain: The Whatnauts sample & Kanye West]
"Little girl..." (A-ha-ha-ha-ha!)
"Please stop your–crying, 
'Cause I'll erase away..."

[Verse 2: Kanye West]
You know when you be late, you miss all the lights
That's right (That's right), that's right (That's right)
And when you get back, she gon' start up a fight
That night (That night), that night
Baby, it's too late for that; lately, I've been takin' it slow
Tryna make it to the party 'fore the guest list close
With the freshest hoes; the professors know
We about to get real unprofessional, like them Eskimos
"What would you do for a Klondike?"
"Or two dykes that look Christina Milian-like?"
Hmm, I'll be on time for that...
I ain't thought of no line that could rhyme with that
Yo, "I'll be there in five minutes..." –
Five hours later? "I'll be there in five minutes..."
Go 'head, ride with it
I'm so live with it, look how I did it
Been bullshittin', but I finally arrived with it
I know it's late, and I took all year, but
You can stop complainin', 'cause I'm finally here – yeah!
[Outro: Tony Williams & Kanye West]
'Cause I'll be late for that...
I'll be late for that...
I'll be late for that...
I'll be late for that...

A-ha-ha-ha-ha...! Ha...