Released: April 24, 2006
Songwriter: Kanye West George Kerr Sylvia Robinson
Producer: Kanye West
[Refrain: Whatnauts & Kanye West]
Little girl (A-ha-ha-ha-ha)
Please stop your crying
[Interlude: Kanye West]
That is why A-Trak is a five-time world champion DJ
'Cause he can fix any fuck-up, and, uh
[Chorus: Kanye West & Whatnauts]
(I'll be late for that) I'll be late for that, I'll wait for that
Had a taste for that, I'm messin' up too, but, uh
(I'll be late for that) 'Cause I'm comin' in when I feel like
So turn this motherfucker up only if it feels right
(I'll be late for that) I'll be late for that, I can't wait for that
I think I was made for that
(I'll be late for that) So I'm comin' in when I feel like
So turn this motherfucker up only if it feels right
[Refrain: Whatnauts & Kanye West]
Little girl (A-ha-ha-ha-ha)
Please stop your crying
'Cause I'll be late for that
[Verse 1: Kanye West]
I was flyin'
Made it to school with barely enough time to sign in
Yeah, I hear the alarm, yeah, I hear you, Mom
Yeah, yeah, I don't wan' be broke when I'm thirty-one
They say the best classes go to the fastest, sorry, Mr. West
There's no good classes, and that's what yo' ass get
Not even electives? Not even prerequisites?
You mean I missed my major by a couple of seconds?
Now I'm in the shop class or the basket weavin'
With all the rest of the motherfuckers underachievin'
Man, this is an insult
I went to junior high with all of them and they been slow
If I can make it to this slow, this is the intro
Then I said somethin', but I fucked it up real slow
Will I make it to a big loans to a Benz?
Like old folks pissin', I guess it all depends, oh, oh
[Refrain: Whatnauts & Kanye West]
Little girl (A-ha-ha-ha-ha)
Please stop your crying
'Cause I'll be late for that
[Chorus: Kanye West & Whatnauts]
(I'll be late for that) I'll be late for that, I can't wait for that
I was made for that, I keep on fuckin' it up
(I'll be late for that) 'Cause I'm comin' in when I feel like
So turn this motherfucker up only if it feels right
(I'll be late for that) Yeah, I'll be late for that, I was made for that
I can't wait for that, yeah
(I'll be late for that) So I'm comin' in when I feel like
So turn this motherfucker up only if it feels right
[Refrain: Whatnauts & Kanye West]
Little girl (A-ha-ha-ha-ha)
Please stop your crying
'Cause I'll be late for that
[Interlude: Kanye West]
See, what– you have to let this track
You have to let the CD play, it's the bonus track
Just let the CD play, let it play like a couple of extra few seconds
And you'll hear, um
[Verse 2: Kanye West]
You know when you be late, you miss all the lights
That's right (That's right), that's right (That's right)
Uh, and when you get back, she gon' start up a fight
That night (That night), that night
Baby, it's too late for that, lately I've been takin it slow
Try and make it to the party 'fore the guest list close
With the freshest hoes, the professors know
We about to get real unprofessional
Like them Eskimos, what would you do for a Klondike?
Or two dykes that look Christina Milian-like?
Man, I'll be on time with that
I ain't thought of no rhymes that could rhyme with that
Man, I'll be there in five minutes, five hours later?
"I'll be there in five minutes," go 'head, ride with it
I'm so live with it, look how I did it
Been bullshittin' but I'm tellin' ya, I did it
I know it's late and I took all year but
You can stop complainin' 'cause I'm finally here, yeah, uh
[Outro: Whatnauts & Kanye West]
'Cause I'll be late for that
Uh, I'm so bad, but I'm so glad
I'll be late for that
I'm so bad, I'm so bad, but I'm so glad
I'll be late for that (This is the part I take off)
I'm so bad, I'm so bad, but I'm so glad
I'll be late for that (Hello, can I get some Autotune?)
I'm so bad, I'm so bad, but I'm so
Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha
Little girl (A-ha-ha-ha-ha)
Please stop your crying
[Interlude: Kanye West]
That is why A-Trak is a five-time world champion DJ
'Cause he can fix any fuck-up, and, uh
[Chorus: Kanye West & Whatnauts]
(I'll be late for that) I'll be late for that, I'll wait for that
Had a taste for that, I'm messin' up too, but, uh
(I'll be late for that) 'Cause I'm comin' in when I feel like
So turn this motherfucker up only if it feels right
(I'll be late for that) I'll be late for that, I can't wait for that
I think I was made for that
(I'll be late for that) So I'm comin' in when I feel like
So turn this motherfucker up only if it feels right
[Refrain: Whatnauts & Kanye West]
Little girl (A-ha-ha-ha-ha)
Please stop your crying
'Cause I'll be late for that
[Verse 1: Kanye West]
I was flyin'
Made it to school with barely enough time to sign in
Yeah, I hear the alarm, yeah, I hear you, Mom
Yeah, yeah, I don't wan' be broke when I'm thirty-one
They say the best classes go to the fastest, sorry, Mr. West
There's no good classes, and that's what yo' ass get
Not even electives? Not even prerequisites?
You mean I missed my major by a couple of seconds?
Now I'm in the shop class or the basket weavin'
With all the rest of the motherfuckers underachievin'
Man, this is an insult
I went to junior high with all of them and they been slow
If I can make it to this slow, this is the intro
Then I said somethin', but I fucked it up real slow
Will I make it to a big loans to a Benz?
Like old folks pissin', I guess it all depends, oh, oh
[Refrain: Whatnauts & Kanye West]
Little girl (A-ha-ha-ha-ha)
Please stop your crying
'Cause I'll be late for that
[Chorus: Kanye West & Whatnauts]
(I'll be late for that) I'll be late for that, I can't wait for that
I was made for that, I keep on fuckin' it up
(I'll be late for that) 'Cause I'm comin' in when I feel like
So turn this motherfucker up only if it feels right
(I'll be late for that) Yeah, I'll be late for that, I was made for that
I can't wait for that, yeah
(I'll be late for that) So I'm comin' in when I feel like
So turn this motherfucker up only if it feels right
[Refrain: Whatnauts & Kanye West]
Little girl (A-ha-ha-ha-ha)
Please stop your crying
'Cause I'll be late for that
[Interlude: Kanye West]
See, what– you have to let this track
You have to let the CD play, it's the bonus track
Just let the CD play, let it play like a couple of extra few seconds
And you'll hear, um
[Verse 2: Kanye West]
You know when you be late, you miss all the lights
That's right (That's right), that's right (That's right)
Uh, and when you get back, she gon' start up a fight
That night (That night), that night
Baby, it's too late for that, lately I've been takin it slow
Try and make it to the party 'fore the guest list close
With the freshest hoes, the professors know
We about to get real unprofessional
Like them Eskimos, what would you do for a Klondike?
Or two dykes that look Christina Milian-like?
Man, I'll be on time with that
I ain't thought of no rhymes that could rhyme with that
Man, I'll be there in five minutes, five hours later?
"I'll be there in five minutes," go 'head, ride with it
I'm so live with it, look how I did it
Been bullshittin' but I'm tellin' ya, I did it
I know it's late and I took all year but
You can stop complainin' 'cause I'm finally here, yeah, uh
[Outro: Whatnauts & Kanye West]
'Cause I'll be late for that
Uh, I'm so bad, but I'm so glad
I'll be late for that
I'm so bad, I'm so bad, but I'm so glad
I'll be late for that (This is the part I take off)
I'm so bad, I'm so bad, but I'm so glad
I'll be late for that (Hello, can I get some Autotune?)
I'm so bad, I'm so bad, but I'm so
Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha
Late Orchestration
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- Late (Live at Abbey Road Studios)
- Gone (Live at Abbey Road Studios)
- Bring Me Down (Live at Abbey Road Studios)
- All Falls Down (Live at Abbey Road Studios)
- Heard ’Em Say (Live at Abbey Road Studios)
- Workout Plan (Live at Abbey Road Studios)
- Through the Wire (Live at Abbey Road Studios)
- Drive Slow (Live at Abbey Road Studios)
- Crack Music (Live at Abbey Road Studios)
- Touch the Sky (Live at Abbey Road Studios)
- Diamonds from Sierra Leone (Live at Abbey Road Studios)
- Jesus Walks (Live at Abbey Road Studios)
- Late Orchestration (2006)