Never Late for Gold

Verse

Diner sign flickering, quarter to nine

You strolled in late like you owned the line

Rain on your collar, grin on your face

Every clock in the room just lost the race

Pre-Chorus

And I could've called it careless

Could've called it wrong

But something in your entrance

Sounded like a song

Chorus

I've been early, I've been patient, I've been standing in the cold

But you walked in like the sunrise, and baby that's the gold

You're never late for gold

No, you're never late for gold

Every minute that I waited turned to something I could hold

'Cause you're never late for gold

Verse

Three months in and you still make me wait

Show up grinning at the eleventh gate

But you bring the fire every single time

Worth the hour, worth the wasted dime

Pre-Chorus

So I stopped checking my watch face

Stopped keeping score

'Cause the wait's just proof you're worth it

Every time, and more

Chorus

I've been early, I've been patient, I've been standing in the cold

But you walked in like the sunrise, and baby that's the gold

You're never late for gold

No, you're never late for gold

Every minute that I waited turned to something I could hold

'Cause you're never late for gold

Bridge

Maybe I was the fool who counted seconds

Maybe you were the truth I couldn't rush

Now I laugh at every clock I ever reckoned

'Cause you're worth the wait, and worth the hush

Chorus

I've been early, I've been patient, I've been standing in the cold

But you walked in like the sunrise, and baby that's the gold

You're never late for gold

No, you're never late for gold

Every minute that I waited turned to something I could hold

'Cause you're never late for gold

You're never late for gold