Don't Wake Up to Late

Don’t keep living in the rearview,

Don’t keep waiting on a sign.

’Cause the world won’t stop for heartache,

And the past won’t realign.

You can chase the same old feeling,

Find a smile that looks the same —

But if you’re only chasing echoes,

You’ll get lost inside the game.

You think you’ve got tomorrow,

You think time will always bend —

But some roads close forever

Long before you reach the end.

So don’t wake up too late,

Don’t mistake a spark for fate.

What feels familiar isn’t truth —

It’s just a bridge you should not take.

You can search for what you’re missing

In the faces you recreate…

But don’t wake up too late —

Some things won’t wait.

You can hold on to a feeling,

Name it love or destiny.

You can let the past control you,

Say it’s who you’re meant to be.

But the heart needs something honest,

Not a ghost wrapped in new skin —

And you’ll never find the answer

If you keep looking where you’ve been.

You think the world is patient,

Like it’s saving you a place —

But real chances don’t stay waiting

While you chase a borrowed face.

So don’t wake up too late,

Don’t mistake a spark for fate.

What feels familiar isn’t truth —

It’s just a bridge you should not take.

You can search for what you’re needing

In the shadows you create…

But don’t wake up too late —

Some things won’t wait.

One day you’ll see the moment

That was meant to set you free —

And you’ll wish you hadn’t wasted

All those nights on memory.

’Cause the right thing won’t keep knocking,

It’ll turn and walk away —

And you’ll only see its value

On the day it won’t stay.

So don’t wake up too late,

Don’t confuse a spark with fate.

Don’t go chasing old illusions,

’Cause they always miscreate.

If you keep holding on to yesterday,

You’ll lose the open gate…

Yeah, don’t wake up too late —

Some things don’t wait.