Too late

You don't know what you have till it's gone. At least, you should smart enough to know that you don't know. That way, you'll have an idea. Vague as it may be, it'll help you.

I wish I could change my name. 
I'd rather be called 'Nicholas' or 'Bret.'
I seriously would, if I could,
But, even as soon as I knew that my name was mine, it was already too late. 
I wish I had given that second grader a good beating. 
I wish then was now, so I could stand and not fret. 
Then I could be the bully, that coward who holds his head high. 
But it's all past now. It's too late. 

I could have told my grandpa how I felt. 
I could have apologized for smiling not out of love, but hate.
But even if I tried, I can't.
He's gone. Him too is late. 

I could have kept that special girl. 
I could have loved her so, and kissed her on our first date.
But no, I didn't and I can't now. 
I can't cuz it's too late. 

I could have scooped all the points in school. 
I could have studied not to be good, but great. 
I could have been better than me, 
But I didn't and now it's too late. 

I could have gotten than girl you know. 
I could have stepped up and talked rather than wait. 
But there's no hope now, she's already his. 
I can't get her. I'm too late. 

I think that job was mine. 
I was the most suitable. I can even bet. 
But for my dim self esteem, 
But for that,
It wouldn't have been too late. 

I can cry about every little moment I let pass me by. 
I can weep and wail and regret. 
But I can't risk losing what I have now, 
I don't want the present to be 'too late.' 

I could keep quite and pretend today's just another day. 
But I know better than to hesitate. 
Thus I want to tell you how much I really love you, 
Before it's too late. 

I want to hold on to now, 
I want to thank, to love, to appreciate. 
I want to do it all and live like it's my last- 
Before it's too late. 

Keep Smiling