Lyrics

Drunk Before Midnight Mass (A Hard Lesson Learned Too Late)
I've never been too spiritual lacked in-depth conversation
Now and then the lights come on and I have a revelation
I suddenly see what you mean to me I'm struck down by the implication
It’s a hard lesson learned too late
It meant everything to you to be assured of my salvation
It meant nothing at all to me as I slipped toward my own damnation
I suddenly see what you mean to me as if I needed confirmation
It’s a hard lesson learned too late
It’s a hard lesson learned too late Lord why'd you have to make me wait?
Now I realize I’ve memorized the sadness in your eyes It's a hard lesson learned too late
I was drunk before the Midnight Mass and I stumbled to the pew
I ate the bread and I drank the wine and I sang hymns out of tune
I suddenly knew what I meant to you and I wished that I’d been true
It’s a hard lesson learned too late
It’s a hard lesson learned too late
Lord why'd you have to make me wait?
Now I realize I’ve memorized the sadness in your eyes
It's a hard lesson learned too late