She said meet me at the gates at 8  Leave now don't be late  She said one day she'd walk away cos I'm always late  Thought things were ok  Didnt care though anyway  Say sorry babe, I had to meet a mate, tempting fate  We first met through a shared view, she loved me and I did too  It's now 7:50 getting ready better be nifty  Do my hair quickly, step out it's cloudy  Mate bells me to borrow money, I got two Henry's and a dealer to pay  Call up on geezers to rid these green trees of my reeking jeans  Got a you think I care outglaring geezers stares  I'm here and I'm there  Couldn't see past the end of my beer  What was getting near, all the silence after the cheers     [Chorus]    She said meet me at the gates  Don't be late, but pretty soon the day came for change  And I was glad she never walked away  So Im choosing what to wear, doing my hair with an hour to spare  When my life went pear, she'd been there with a thick stare  Big wheel climed to the top, geezer scares bounced off  Standing at the top of this huge mountain, smiling and shouting  Spring flowers sprouting, not one inch of doubt in my mind as I reached the gates  Came round the corner at a rate  Risked her love but Im gonna set things straight  Never again am I gonna be late  Never again am I gonna be late  Never again am I gonna be late    [Chorus]    I said meet me at the gates  Leave now don't be late  I waited for a while listening to her voicemail, mind set sail  Then the facts turned me pale, wind rain and hail  My fears unveiled, for my fair female  She'd walked away, too little too late  I step up the pace, walk past the gates, rain runs over my face  Spirit falls from grace  I purchase a hazy escape at the alcohol place in the chase  Sat down I got a fat frown  Weaping and drowning my senses  For this love game's expensive  I walk in a trance  Gort a wounded soldier stance  The everyday geezers stares throw me off balance  Now nothing holds significance  And nothing holds relavance  'Cause the only thing I can see is her elagance