Late Bloomer - Ron Sexsmith

It’s just a stone’s throw from here to eternity

From the back road to where I long to be

The world has changed leaving only the truth intact

You think it’s a game to me, it means more than that

But I’m a late bloomer, I’m a slow learner

And I’ve turned the record over

I’m a long player, my song is my savior

I’ve got to raise it up as far as my spirit can reach

That everyone might see

Within earshot of rose colored dreamers at best

I don’t mean to eavesdrop, it’s just part of my job I guess

At one glance they don’t know the truth by half

How announcing your plans is a sure way to hear God laugh

Like a crab apple on the tree

They’ll find life more bitter than sweet

I’m a late bloomer, I’m a slow learner

And I’ve heard the penny drop

I’m a small player with a tall order to come out on top

And without selling my soul

That everyone might know that I’m a late bloomer

From a turntable to a phone

From a revolution to a ring tone

I’m a late bloomer, I’m a slow learner

And I’ve turned the record over

I’m a long player, my song is my savior

Got to raise it up

I’m a late bloomer, I’m a slow learner

And I’ve heard the penny drop

I’m a small player with a tall order to come out on top

And without selling my soul, that’s how a flower grows

And I’m a late bloomer