Somewhere in the distance I hear the bells ring   Darkness settles on the town as the children start to sing   The lady 'cross the street she shuts out the night   There's a cast of thousands waiting as she turns out the light     But it's too late, too late, too late   Too late for love   Yes it's too late too late, too late   Too late for love     London boys are staring as the girls go hand in hand   With a pocket full of innocence, their entrance is grand   And the Queen of the dream stands before them all   She stretches out her hand as the curtains start to fall     Standing by the trapdoor aware of me and you   Are the actor and the clown their waiting for their cue   And there's a lady over there she's acting pretty cool   But when it comes to playing life she's always playin' the fool