She knew it was too late when
She locked the front and couldn’t get back in.
She knew it was too late when
She called her spouse and he wasn’t answerin’
She knew it was too late then.

She knew it was a hopeless cause
When she tried to call her boss
She knew it was a hopeless cause
After noon already, she’s a hopeless cause
She knew it was a hopeless cause.

And I know this life is drawing to a close.
I could feel things circling then
I can feel this coming to an end.
There’s a certain sense to execution.

I know this life is drawing to close.
Smarter men than I
Can’t explain why
But there is a method to allocution.