DESCRIPTION:
Shakin' Stevens - It's late 1983

Original by Ricky Nelson 1959

It's late, it's late
we gotta get on home
It's late, it's late
we've been gone too long.
Too bad, too bad
we should have checked our time
Can't phone, can't phone
we've done spent ev'ry dime.

It's late, it's late
we're 'bout to run out of gas
It's late, it's late
we gotta get home fast.
Can't speed can't speed
we're in a slow down zone
Baby look at that clock
why can't it be wrong?

If we could have left home at a quarter to nine
We would have had fun and plenty of time
But we got started just a little bit late
I hope this won't be our last date.

Look up look up
is that the moon we see
Can't be can't be
looks like that sun to me
It's late, it's late
I hate to face your dad
Too bad too bad
I know he's gonna be mad

It's late, it's late
we gotta get on home
It's late, it's late
we've been gone too long.

(Instrumental)

It's late, it's late
we're 'bout to run out of gas
It's late, it's late
we gotta get home fast.
Can't speed can't speed
we're in a slow down zone
Baby look at that clock
why can't it be wrong?

If we could have left home at a quarter to nine
We would have had fun and plenty of time
But we got started just a little bit late
I hope this won't be our last date.

Look up look up
is that the moon we see
Can't be can't be
looks like that sun to me
It's late, it's late
I hate to face your dad
Too bad too bad
I know he's gonna be mad

It's late, it's late
we gotta get on home
It's late, it's late
we've been gone too long (2x).

It's late