Born Too Late

I love this...this is my life. I always wish I could have been around when the greats were but most of even the late geniuses have died before I realized they lived. I suck. Anyway, could distantly mean that you have a hard time going out and learning things, and that you just want them to come to u. I dunno. Well, if nothing else I started comments on the song.

i think it's about how there's so much out there in the world but you can't get away from home..."I've had a hard time leaving this place/I've been counting all the lines on my face/I'm gonna curse the sky, hit the ground/what goes up comes tumbling down" is so powerful, time goes by and you never become, or arive, at your destiny...i'd say see also, pink floyd's "time"

to specify wat i mean...

i've had a hard time leaving this town i've been losing everything that i've found i'm gonna kiss the sky, kiss the ground build it up, and tear it back down (i haven't gotten out yet but someday i will and i'm gonna conquer the world)

i've had a hard time leaving this place i've been counting all the lines on my face i'm gonna curse the sky, hit the ground what goes up comes tumbling down (i still haven't achieved wat i wanted to and the older i get the more it seems i never will...also, i think there's a bit of bitterness in the second version of the chorus)

This is a great song...one of my favorites. I think it means that when you're having a downward turn in your life, you can look to the greats of the past for inspiration. This song lists a lot of them, and below are my ideas about who they are. Of course, there could be other interpretations on a few of them.

Verse One Vincent Van Gogh, Mother Theresa, and John Lennon.

Verse Two William Shakespeare (or William Faulkner), Cassius Clay aka Muhammad Ali (or Cassius the Roman), and Thomas Aquinas (that lyric above should be Thomas A. I think I see the light).

Verse Three

Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Presley, Jerry Garcia

Verse Four

The first three are self-explanatory, and Christopher Columbus (line should be Christopher I think I see the bay)

Good song!

i never heard thomas aquinas before...i thought it was thomas edison

Yeah Thomas A. = Thomas Alva Edison.

Definitely Thomas Edison since he's associated with the invention of the light bulb. But my friends and I have wondered about that Jerry. I did think it was Garcia but wasn't sure.

Also, the lyrics should read, "Christopher, I think I see the bay" from what I've read.

i always thought jerry lee lewis...and, yes, it is bay

This was what introduced me to this band, and it's still a favorite of mine. I will shortly catch up on collecting all of their stuff. Vastly underrated! Fantastic band!

I fell in love with The Clark's when WDVE first played Snowman. They had origins in my hometown of Indiana. Scott has a voice like Tom Petty that could always bring the best out of any song. I feel this song is about Scott and his efforts to become a singer. He starts with "born too late" and toward the end of the song "I was born to sing". During the song he voices his doubts. Many groups put out a song like this regarding their frustrated efforts toward fame. Maybe also in this song is the frustration (between members) with being a regional band.