Never Too Late – English Lyrics

• By: Three Days Grace

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language can be a deeply personal journey, and "Never Too Late" by Three Days Grace offers a powerful entry point into the emotional depth of English. The song's straightforward yet profound lyrics about struggle and hope can help you connect with universal human experiences. What makes this song special for learners is its clear, passionate delivery and the raw emotion in the vocals, which can aid in understanding the nuances of tone and feeling in the English language.

[English]

(soft acoustic music)

♪ This world will never be what I expected ♪

♪ And if I don't belong, who would've guessed it ♪

♪ I will not leave alone everything that I own ♪

♪ To make you feel like it's not too late ♪

♪ It's never too late ♪

♪ Even if I say, it'll be all right ♪

♪ Still I hear you say you want to end your life ♪

♪ Now and again we try to just stay alive ♪

♪ Maybe we'll turn it around ♪

♪ 'Cause it's not too late, it's never too late ♪

♪ No one will ever see this side reflected ♪

♪ And if there's something wrong, who would've guessed it ♪

♪ And I have left alone everything that I own ♪

♪ To make you feel like it's not too late ♪

♪ It's never too late ♪

♪ Even if I say, it'll be all right ♪

♪ Still I hear you say you want to end your life ♪

♪ Now and again we try to just stay alive ♪

♪ Maybe we'll turn it around ♪

♪ 'Cause it's not too late, it's never too late ♪

♪ The world we knew won't come back ♪

♪ The time we've lost can't get back ♪

♪ The life we had won't be ours again ♪

♪ This world will never be what I expected ♪

♪ And if I don't belong ♪

♪ Even if I say, it'll be all right ♪

♪ Still I hear you say you want to end your life ♪

♪ Now and again we try to just stay alive ♪

♪ Maybe we'll turn it around ♪

♪ 'Cause it's not too late, it's never too late ♪

♪ Maybe we'll turn it around ♪

♪ 'Cause it's not too late, it's never too late ♪

♪ It's never too late ♪

♪ It's not too late, it's never too late ♪

(soft acoustic music)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples
belong /bɪˈlɔːŋ/ B1	verb - to be in the right place or situation
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
try /traɪ/ A1	verb - to make an attempt or effort to do something
end /ɛnd/ A1	verb - to bring to a conclusion or stop
turn /tɜrn/ A2	verb - to change direction or position
see /siː/ A1	verb - to perceive with the eyes
wrong /rɔːŋ/ A2	adjective - not correct or true
expected /ɪkˈspɛktɪd/ B2	adjective - regarded as likely to happen
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - without anyone or anything else
right /raɪt/ A1	adjective - morally good, justified, or acceptable
lost /lɔːst/ B1	adjective - unable to find one's way; not knowing one's whereabouts
turnaround /ˈtɜrnəˌraʊnd/ B2	noun - a complete change in direction or attitude

Key Grammar Structures

• It's never too late

  ➔ Use of 'it's' as a contraction of 'it is' with a negative adverb ('never') and an adjective ('too late').

  ➔ 'It's' contracts 'it is' or 'it has' in English and introduces a statement.

• will never

  ➔ Use of 'will' for future intention with 'never' to indicate something that will not happen.

  ➔ 'will' describes a future action or intention; 'never' negates it.

• try to just stay alive

  ➔ Use of 'try to' + infinitive verb to express effort or attempt.

  ➔ 'try to' indicates making an effort to do something.

• Even if I say, it'll be all right

  ➔ Use of 'even if' as a conditional clause expressing hypothetical situations.

  ➔ 'even if' introduces a hypothetical or concessive condition.

• The world we knew won't come back

  ➔ Use of 'won't' as a contraction of 'will not' for future negation.

  ➔ 'won't' indicates that something will not happen in the future.

• the life we had won't be ours again

  ➔ Use of 'won't' to express the impossibility of regaining something in the future.

  ➔ 'won't' indicates that the past life or situation cannot be regained.