intro i built up a brick wall it ll be hard to tear down chorus better late than never is what they say so i guess i have to forgive ya even though you missed my birthday i m forgiving you even though you hurt me i m forgiving you but you don t deserve it better late than never verse 1 you wanna call me now you wanna be around you wanna give me hugs expecting me to show you love you wanna pick back up right back where we left off but we never started that s why this whole thing just throws me off hook i built up a brick wall it ll be hard to tear down don t to your apologies i see you see i don t hear ya now verse 2 that inconsistent stuff i don t want that i ain t seen you in so long you a throwback you still a stranger to me its too much anger in me how you gonna pop up when i got my block up is it the or reality my mama always says better late than never gotta get this off my chest before it can get better chorus better late than never is what they say so i guess i have to forgive ya even though you missed my birthday i m forgiving you even though you hurt me i m forgiving you but you don t deserve it better late than never verse 3 you keep saying that you re gonna do but how many times i seen you lately so what you talking bout you need to cut it out excuses used to work but as you see i m older now hook i built up a brick wall it ll be hard to tear down now you gotta put in work show me i m first did i just preach my mama always says better late than never gotta get this off my chest before it can get better chorus better late than never is what they say so i guess i have to forgive ya even though you missed my birthday i m forgiving you even though you hurt me i m forgiving you but you don t deserve it better late than never bridge now you wanna make up for lost time but i really need you to make up your mind if you really wanna come back and be in my life now is the time cause now is the time cause it s better late than never