Verse 1: I'm walking home late to you I cannot hide, you know it's true All these broken things I'll mend Give me your love, we'll start again The first verse sets the scene for the song, with the speaker walking home to their loved one. They acknowledge that they are late and they cannot hide the truth from them. They want to make things better and start afresh. Chorus: Late to you, but here I am Lost but I'm a better man I'll make it right, I'll turn the tide Late to you, but I'm alive The chorus repeats the phrase "late to you," but the speaker insists that they are here now and they want to make things right. Even though they may have made mistakes and felt lost, they feel better now and want to fix things. Verse 2: I've been searching night and day For the words that I can't say All the time, you've been waiting there Patiently, you've come to care The second verse reveals that the speaker has been searching for the right words to say to their loved one and may have been struggling with communication. But the loved one has been waiting for them and caring for them. Chorus: Late to you, but here I am Lost but I'm a better man I'll make it right, I'll turn the tide Late to you, but I'm alive Bridge: And all the lonely roads I've walked To get to where this heart has stopped I'd take them all again somehow To find my way back to you now The bridge expresses the speaker's remorse and desperation to find their way back to their loved one. They have walked many lonely roads to get here, and they would do it all again to be with their loved one. Chorus: Late to you, but here I am Lost but I'm a better man I'll make it right, I'll turn the tide Late to you, but I'm alive The chorus repeats, with the speaker reiterating their commitment to making things right and turning the tide. They may have been late, but they are here now and they are alive.
