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A Day Late, A Dollar Short Lyrics

Late at night as I lay down to sleep
I think of all the secrets people keep
like how I feel for you
Do you feel it too
or is it something we have to resume

We're just two people watching time fly by
In a world in it's obvious decline
But we are young and strong
We can carry on
Find a little Paradise of our own

'cos no one saves the day
it's no one else's fault
if you're a day late or dollar short

Just think about how lovely life could be
Excluding all the man-made misery
If we're too far behind
And really out of time
Is there another world they plan to find?

Too many dreams of youth
That we never caught
Just a day late or dollar short

We're all just lonely people
Only dyin' to fall in love

Feelings that we thought
Dreams we never caught
Just a day late or dollar short

All the loneliness, the blues
Feelings so distraught
When you're a day late or a dollar short

Too many dreams of youth
That we never caught
Just a day late or a dollar short

And no one saves the day
It's no one else's fault
When you're a day late or a dollar short
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Cover art for A Day Late, A Dollar Short lyrics by Hanoi Rocks

how has nobody commented on this song? it's so great. its about liking someone and not telling them, and then regretting it after they're gone. i can relate all too well

Cover art for A Day Late, A Dollar Short lyrics by Hanoi Rocks

This song is definately also about the band itself: Hanoi Rocks - their broken dream from the 1980's.

"Too many dreams of youth That we never caught Just a day late or a dollar short"

 
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