late again forgive me friends for i am late again til the day i die lord knows i ll try cause i m still late again when they call my name outside those gates i ll be on my way well that s all i can say cause i m late again forgive me friends for i am late again til the day i die lord knows i ll try cause i m still late again with all the saints that don t place blame on sunshine rain or snow believe me cause i know that i m late again forgive me friends for i am late again til the day i die lord knows i ll try cause i m still late again i was late coming into this world i ll be late going out i was late trying to put this record out go late again forgive me friends for i am late again til the day i die lord knows i ll try cause i m still late again late again forgive me friends for i am late again til the day i die lord knows i ll try cause i m still late again til the day i die lord knows i ll try cause i m still late again