Took Me Long Enough

[Intro]
Took me long enough
Long enough

[Verse 1]
Bought a book to get my life together
It’s holding up the window now
Made a plan for every kind of weather
Still got wet going out

I give good advice in the kitchen
Then forget it in the car
Funny how I see it from a distance
When it’s mine, it’s modern art

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, this again
I know this bit
Usually by now
I’m explaining it

[Chorus]
Took me long enough
Long enough
Had to do it twice
Just to call it bad luck

Oh, there I go
Making something up
Had the answer
Didn’t like it much

Took me long enough
Long enough

[Verse 2]
Said yes before I heard the question
Spent the week complaining that I did
Had a speech about my good intentions
Nobody asked to hear it

Now I leave a little silence
Let the question hang around
Turns out nothing really happens
If I don’t answer right now

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, this again
Here comes my cue
I could give the speech
Or try something new

[Chorus]
Took me long enough
Long enough
Had to do it twice
Just to call it bad luck

Oh, there I go
Making something up
Had the answer
Didn’t like it much

Took me long enough
Long enough

[Bridge — half-spoken]
I’d love to say it clicked one night
The room went gold, I saw the light
Mostly I just heard myself
Tell that story one more time

And halfway through
I thought—
Oh.
That can’t still be true.

[Final Chorus]
Took me long enough
Long enough
Had to do it twice
Just to call it bad luck

Oh, there I go
Almost winding up
Same old speech
But I stopped halfway through

Took me long enough
Long enough

[Outro]
Oh, this again
I know this bit
Took me long enough
To laugh at it