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Awake
One Day Too Late

TRACK

One Day Too Late

Release date: 25th August 2009

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About This Track

"One Day Too Late" is a track by Skillet, from the album Awake, released 25th August 2009. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Skillet

Skillet

Lyrics

One Day Too Late

[Verse 1]

Tick tock, hear the clock count down

Wish the minute hand could be rewound

So much to do and so much I need to say

Will tomorrow be too late?

Feel the moment slip into the past

Like sand through an hourglass

In the madness I guess I just forget

To do all the things I said

[Pre-Chorus]

Time passes by

Never thought I'd wind up

One step behind

Now I've made my mind up

[Chorus]

Today I'm gonna try a little harder!

Gonna make every minute last longer!

Gonna learn to forgive and forget

'Cause we don't have long

Gonna make the most of it!

(Today!)

Today I'm going to love my enemies

(Today!)

Reach out to somebody who needs me

Make a change, make the world a better place

'Cause tomorrow could be one day too late

One day too late

One day too late

[Verse 2]

Tick tock, hear my life pass by

I can't erase, and I can't rewind

Of all the things I regret the most I do

Wish I'd spent more time with you

Here's my chance for a new beginning

I saved the best for a better ending

In the end I'll make it up to you, you'll see

You'll get the very best of me

[Pre-Chorus]

Time passes by

Never thought I'd wind up

One step behind

Now I've made my mind up

[Chorus]

Today I'm gonna try a little harder!

Gonna make every minute last longer!

Gonna learn to forgive and forget

'Cause we don't have long

Gonna make the most of it!

(Today!)

Today I'm going to love my enemies

(Today!)

Reach out to somebody who needs me

Make a change, make the world a better place

'Cause tomorrow could be one day too late

[Bridge]

Your time is runnin' out

You're never gonna get it back

So make the most of every moment

Stop saving your best for last!

[Chorus]

(Today!)

Today I'm gonna try a little harder!

(Today!)

Gonna make every minute last longer!

Gonna learn to forgive and forget

'Cause we don't have long

Gonna make the most of it!

(Today!)

Today I'm going to love my enemies

(Today!)

Reach out to somebody who needs me

Make a change, make the world a better place

'Cause tomorrow could be one day too late!

[Outro]

One day too late

One day too late

One day too late

One day too late

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

From Awake

2009

Album

Release year

2009

—Believe
—It's Not Me, It's You
—Dead Inside
—Monster (Alternate Radio Version)
—One Day Too Late
—Should've When You Could've
—Sometimes
—Lucy
—Don't Wake Me
—Never Surrender
—Would It Matter
—Forgiven

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Credits

Writer: Brian Howes, John Cooper
Producer: Howard Benson
Drums: Jen Ledger
Guitar: Ben Kasica
Keyboards: Korey Cooper
Vocals: John Cooper
Additional Keyboards: Howard Benson
Assistant Mixing Engineer: Keith Armstrong, Nik Karpen
Bass Guitar: John Cooper
Credited: Andrew Schubert, Atlantic Records, Ben Kasica, Brad Townsend, Brian Howes, Chris Lord-Alge, Hatsukazu Inagaki, Howard Benson, Jen Ledger, John Cooper, Keith Armstrong, Korey Cooper, Mike Plotnikoff, Nik Karpen, Paul DeCarli, Ted Jensen
Digital Audio Editor: Paul DeCarli
Label: Atlantic Records
Mastering Engineer: Ted Jensen
Mixing Engineer: Andrew Schubert, Brad Townsend, Chris Lord-Alge
Programmer: Korey Cooper
Recording Engineer: Hatsukazu Inagaki, Mike Plotnikoff
Strings Arranger: John Cooper, Korey Cooper