Late Bloomer

It's just a stone's throw From here to eternity From the back roads To where I long to be The world has changed Leaving only the truth intact You think it's a game To me it means more than that But I'm a late bloomer I'm a slow learner And I've turned the record over I'm a long player My song is my saviour I've got to raise it up As far as my spirit can reach That everyone might see Within earshot Of rose-coloured dreamers at best I don't mean to eavesdrop It's just part of my job I guess At one glance They don't know the truth by half How announcing your plans Is a sure way to hear god laugh Like a crab apple on the tree They'll find life more bitter than sweet But I'm a late bloomer I'm a slow learner And I've heard the penny drop I'm a small player With a tall order To come out on top And without selling my soul That everyone might know That I'm a late bloomer From a turntable to a phone From a revolution to a ring tone I'm a late bloomer I'm a slow learner And I've turned the record over I'm a long player My song is my saviour Got to raise it up I'm a late bloomer I'm a slow learner And I've heard the penny drop I'm a small player With a tall order To come out on top And without selling my soul That's how a flower grows And I'm a late bloomer I'm a late bloomer I'm a late bloomer