i didn't mean to be so latenjust sat there talkingnhad a drink and smoke a couple of j'snmissed the bus and wound up walkingnthought i'd call to let you knownit was busy and i couldn't get throughni didn't mean to let you downni know how much it hurts younn{chorus}nand i would do for you, all you let me donand all you have to do is ask me tonand all you have to say nis steal me awaynand i'll come runnin back againnand i'll come runnin back againnni don't know what came over menmust have slipped my mindni try to make it up to younyou sleep the past behindnpromise that i'll do my bestnchange my wicked waysndon't believe the things you hearnor listen to things they saynn{chorus}nnif something's wrong then let me me knownswollow things insidenyour pretty eyes can mezmorizenyour sadness you can't hidentry to give me one more chancento set the record straightnmeet me here tomorrow nightnpromise that i won't be latenn{chorus} x2