Too Much, Too Little, Too Late

Album: You Light Up My Life (1978)
Charted: 3 1
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  • Yes, it's over, call it a day
    Sorry that it had to end this way
    No reason to pretend
    We knew it had to end some day, this way

    [Deniece:]
    Guess it's over, the kids are gone
    What's the use of tryin' to hang on
    Somewhere we lost the key
    So little left for you and me and it's clear to see

    [Both:]
    Too much, too little, too late to lie again with you
    Too much, too little, too late to try again with you
    We're in the middle of ending something that we knew

    [Johnny:] It's over

    [Deniece:] Oh, it was over

    [Both:]
    Too much, too little, too late to ever try again
    Too much, too little, too late, let's end it being friends
    Too much, too little, too late, we knew it had to end

    [Deniece:] Ah, it's over

    [Johnny:] It's over

    [Deniece:]
    Guess it's over, the chips are down (whoa)
    Nearly all our bridges tumbled down

    [Johnny:]
    Whatever chance we try, let's face it why deny
    It's over (It's over)
    It's over

    [Both:]
    Too much, too little, too late to ever try again
    Too much, too little, too late, let's end it being friends
    Too much, too little, too late, we knew it had to end

    [Johnny:] And it's over

    [Deniece:] And it's over

    [Johnny:] And it's over

    [Both:]
    Too much, too little, too late to ever try again
    Too much, too little, too late, let's end it being friends

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Comments: 3

  • Collis Allen Jr. from PaTruly one of the all-time great voices of this or any century. As Rosie O'Donnell would say "Like Butter".
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn March 26th 1978, "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" by Johnny Mathis and Denise Williams entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #69; nine weeks later on May 28th, 1978 it peaked at #1 {for 1 week} and spent 18 weeks on the Top 100...
    It reached #1 {for 4 weeks} on April 9th, 1978 on Billboard's R&B Singles chart...
    And on May 14th, 1978 it would also reached #1 {for 1 week} on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Tracks chart...
    On its 18th and final week on the Top 100 it was at #99; and up at #84 was "You're All I Need to Get By", it was Mr. Mathis & Ms. Williams only other Top 100 record and was in its first week on the chart, four weeks later it peaked at #48.
  • Tricia from Rockville Centre, NyI absolutely love this song sorry to say....the combination of Johnny and Deneices voice is so sweet...but the meaning makes you think. Sad...but true!
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