A Day Late and a Dollar Short

A day late and a dollar short
Who'd have believed it? Yeah, who'd have thought?
A dumb deal and you blew it all
You wouldn't listen when the time was called
'Cause enough is enough is a tough one
And one of us better just say

A day late and a dollar short
You promised to be true to the word
Like some empty thought you come
A day late and a dollar short
I wondered where the truth would be found
I found what I sought around
A day late and a dollar short

A bottom line, well I'll go without
Two minus you, girl, go figure out
At long last, well I'm getting smart
You can follow the cash or follow my heart
Tell me why would I ever believe you?
Why shouldn't I up and just leave you?

A day late and a dollar short
You promised to be true to the word
Like some empty thought you come
A day late and a dollar short
I wondered where the truth would be found
I found what I sought around
A day late and a dollar short

There she was sailing with the dispossessed
In the setting sun with the second best
And the first to fail, as you may have guessed
Was just having fun, nothing more or less

A day late and a dollar short
You promised to be true to the word
Like some empty thought you come
A day late and a dollar short
I wondered where the truth would be found
I found what I sought around
A day late and a dollar short

You promised me a star and a moon
But the love that I sought was love
A day late and a dollar short
I wonder when my luck's gonna change
I'm struck by the thought that luck
A day late and a dollar short