Nanci Griffith It's Too Late lyrics

You pace the pool and talk about it
I read my book and think about it
You've walked on water as I'm turning the page

You say,"What's the intrigue here
In reading when the sky is clear?"
You are in the sun
And I am always in the shade

It's too late to leave you
You know that I will never leave you
It's too late to know you
You don't like to be known

You would never hold me
I don't like to be held
I will always love you
In spite of myself

I can feel the weather changing
The leaves are tired and turned with anger
They fall around us like a veil of tears

You have never needed me
And I'm not good at being needed

This season will be leaving us
But we will still be here

It's too late to leave you
You know that I will never leave you
It's too late to know you
You don't like to be known

You would never hold me
I don't like to be held
I will always love you
In spite of myself

Do you miss me when I'm far away?
Do you save me for your rainy days?
Is my picture on the mantle or is it in the fire?

It's odd the way the years fly by
They leave us standing side by side
You have been my mystery
And I've been your desire