You pace the pool and talk about it   And I read my book and think about it   You've walked on water   As I'm turning the page      You say, "What's the intrigue here   Of reading when the sky is clear?"   You are in the sun   And I am always in the shade      And it's too late to leave you   You know that I will never leave you   It's too late to know you   You don't like to be known      You would never hold me   I don't like to be held   I will always love you   In-spite of myself      I can feel the weather changing   The leaves are tired and turned with anger   They fall around us like a veil   Of golden tears      You have never needed me   And I'm not good at being needed   This season's leaving us   But we will still be here      And it's too late to leave you   You know that I will never leave you   It's too late to know you   You don't like to be known      You would never hold me   I don't like to be held   I will always love you   In-spite of myself      It's late   It's too late      Do you miss me when I'm far away?   Do you save me for your rainy days?   My picture on the mantle   Or is it in the fire?      It's odd the way the years fly by   They leave us standing side by side   You have been my mystery   And I've been your desire      And it's too late to leave you   You know that I will never leave you   It's too late to know you   You don't like to be known      You would never hold me   I don't like to be held   And I will always love you   In-spite of myself      Yes I will always love you   That's in-spite of myself      It's late   It's too late