i m at the scene my record s clean but that s all about to change i go to pick em up in front baby like the boss had arranged it s time to roll i m bout to see the job had just been done one of em lying in the doorway another victim a gun i m two seconds too late yeah i m too late woah woah woah three bus stops nine city blocks wonderin if she d change her plans i had some money in my pockets now it s just sweat from my hands around the corner i wanna warn her but she don t give a damn for me well there s smoke coming up from the pipes over the factory and i m two seconds to late every night every day in every way i m two seconds to late all of the time i always wind up two seconds too late