Lyric discussion by detailrich 

Cover art for Late For Your Life lyrics by Mary Chapin Carpenter

I could never understand why this song was listed on the album as being over 11 minutes long, and yet it is made up of extraneous bits and pieces including MCC collapsing in laughter in the studio, and another completely separate song to finish. This song stands on its own with lines like "you might still be searching every face/for one you can't forget/love is out there in a stranger's clothes/you just haven't met him yet." Beautiful melody and some eloquent lines. A winner.