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