Late Bloomer

Ron Sexsmith

It's just a stone's throw from here to eternity
From the back roads 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

But 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

Wow, oh
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

Wow, 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
I'm a late bloomer, I'm a late bloomer