Written by:Charley Stefl/Gene Ellsworth/Brad Rodgers  
Transcribed by Chris Wallerich  krlnty@aol.com  
  
  
D G D  
 D  
Sorry I'm so late  
 G  
I've been out walking  
          D  
Trying to find A way to tell you  
        A  
What I think you already know  
     D  
I'd never want to hurt you   
       G  
Cause darling I still love you  
     D  
But things aren't like they used to be  
      A         D/G  
It's time for letting go  
  
   D  
I wasn't out there looking  
       G  
But a month ago last sunday  
   D  
I met someone just like you  
    A  
In line at the grocery store  
                D  
And We've been spending time together  
       G  
Yeah, she knows all about you  
     D  
The truth is she can give me   
     A          D     
What you can't anymore  
   
  
(chorus)  
 G  
Looking back when we first started  
 D  
I never thought I'd see this day  
 G  
If only I could write the pages  
 A               G  /  A  
Our story wouldn't end this way  
  
  
D  
I feel so much better   
        G  
Knowing we could have this moment  
       D  
But it looks like it may rain soon  
          A  
And it's gettin' kind of late  
      D  
I'll always bring your roses   
      G  
Each time I come to visit  
      D  
The caretaker's waving  
     A             D  
He wants to close the gates  
  
(chorus)  
 G  
Oh, lookin' back when we first started  
 D  
I never thought I'd see this day  
 G  
If only I could write the pages  
 A  
Our story wouldn't end this way  
  
G  /  D  
 G  
If only I could write the pages  
 A                            D  /  G  /  D  
Our story wouldn't end this way  
  
  
Sent as a dedication to Tammy, who fell in love with this song the first time  
she heard it.  May God always keep you in his arms, and may we always be  
friends.