1st verse sixty five years must ve been too much to bear for an insecure black man livin on the verge of despair too much resentment and too much hate from which there can be no easy escape chorus it s too late there s nothing left to give not for your woman you got nothin for your kids it s too late there s nothing left to hide so you go your way and i ll go mine 2nd verse my father and i don t get along he s always right i m always wrong we never talkhe d rather hide preening his pride and pruning mine chorus it s too late there s nothing left to give not for your woman you got nothin for your kids it s too late there s nothing left to hide so you go your way and i ll go mine bridge i tried to talk to him to go beyond the insults and lies depending on the love to keep the family alive he said i don t wanna talk on account of the pressure of my blood i said can t we talk on account of love i m reaching out to you he said don t reach out to me but i love you i love you daddon t you love me he stared straight ahead at the basketball game on his precious tv and he never even opened his mouth he never even opened his mouth to meand now chorus it s too late there s nothing left to give not for your woman you got nothin for your kids it s too late there s nothing left to hide so you go your way and i ll go mine you go your way you go your way and i ll go mine