Buddy Holly - It's Too Late Lyrics

I'm 54 years old and I haven't been crying just enjoying playing Buddy Holly and the Crickets this morning. I just walked into the bedroom and said to my husband that you know that I am the number one Elvis fan but if Buddy hadn't have died Elvis would have had (gasp, gasp, hot tears) some SERIOUS competition. I'm crying again now. R.I.P, Buddy Holly. We love you so much🥰🎸🎶🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇯🇲🕺💃🕊️✝️

Een wereld ster toen en nog steeds niet te over treffen

Derek and the Dominos would reprise this many years later

Wow! Goose pimples! Really, no one can match this kid👌

gone but will never be forgot............

The 50's were the best. Meet someone and you knew right away if you and them had a possible relationship; Nowadays, somebody sends you a message and you have to upgrade to read it. WHAT?

Fantástico, saudades do Buddy

The Blues, among all the other stuff he sang ... And what a range, without effort. Now ... Where's "Tell Me How"?

See you all here 2/3/2019.....

Love you Buddy Holley,There will NEVER be another BUDDY HOLLEY

Holly* And I agree with you, never knew him personally but I miss him.

I'll Remember You 😎👏🏻

This song inspired Eric Clapton to play the Strat.

Buddy's Blues-Rock powerhouse. Tremendous vocal range and great feeling of despair. This man could sing ballads and hard rockers and Gospel-sounders (Early In The Morning) and Blues like this one ... what an incredible talent.

Superb song by a great artist, who will never fade away

Phil, you mean "Not Fade Away"!

Its too late, Buddy.s gone but never forgotten

@sarah noel ".....Don't make me weep. Tell me, it's not too late...."

Love this.

What a great song

Every year I make the couple hour trip up to Clear Lake, IA to go the Surf Ballroom and the roadside memorial to get my fix of "local" rock n' roll history. Tommy Allsup just passed away- the last surviving member of the Crickets.....all the greats are dying off:-(

StormLaker1975 J.I.'s still alive

Jerry Allison (the drummer) is still alive

Sonny Curtis who was with Buddy pre Crickets and then from 1959 hugely involved is alive too

Allsup was never formally a member of The Crickets. Holly lost the right to use that name when he left the group.

I HOPE WHEN I REACH THE OTHER SIDE ILL BE ABLE TO SEE BUDDY IN CONCERT!

i loaned, just by chance.. the cricket's LP from a freind(59' i think .. and heard this track..wow!! ..i never could afford the LP ..but all of the song's on the LP were finally released on 3 EP's during the 60's .. :-D

It's the purity. 2:04

ive heard of his neice,id like to meet maria

has anybody heard sherry holly sing this one on YouTube yet she is buddy's niece

has anybody heard sherry holly sing this one on YouTube yet she is buddy's niece

yeah his music good

This man Is 'pitch perfect' love him!!😊😊😊

Roy Orbison appears on backing chorus?

NOOO NO

No but Roy did record this song too. Both versions are great.

This song along with "Send Me Some Lovin" were both recorded on July 12, 1957 in Clovis, New Mexico at the Norman Petty Studio. The next day, July 13, The Crickets played a show in Carlsbad, New Mexico at the Elks ball room. What an awesome time in music this was! 

Jameson, was this the Picks doing the backing vocals? I've only just come onto this page in 2018. Surprising that Buddy was recording such gentle songs. Not suitable for pop charts but two great tracks nevertheless

Jameson Lucas okoml

Truly wonderful

I too love Buddy and this song... Thank you buddyfan57

I'd love to hear the un-dubbed version of this great recording..the Picks are OK I guess but let's hear the original take.

amen! <3

I cry inside every time i hear his voice, in all these years he has never been matched in talent

He never will be either .

I saw Buddy Holly live at the Birmingham town hall England when Iwas 15 yo I was devastated when he died he is still one of my favourites when I got my first Guitar Peggy Sue was the first song I learnt

scottishterrier100
His friend, a hermit named
Paul Anka, is living in Carmel-by-the-sea, Central
CA. But Buddy achieved
universal adoration but isn't
here to enjoy it.

@50sfan14 Originally a rhythm & blues tune written by Chuck Willis. Derek & The Dominoes did a great version.

I can relate to this..
Buddy was so good..
I'm glad these rare songs
are not forgotton by
youtube or the public..

LONG LIVE BUDDY AND HIS MUSIC !!!!!!!!

Elvis could barely play the guitar....then you watch Buddy master it. That says something.

So great to see that I am not alone with my heresy! Elvis had a charismatic personality and a special charm that made him a celebrated star, but yes... he was not even remotely as good at guitar as Buddy was.

buddyfan57 I always thought it would be bad to say that but I'VE ALWAYS thought about that! There's a part of me that always blames Maria... everytime I hear a song of Buddy's or when I read about him... I bet he would still be alive (unless he would have died from natural causes) if he never would have met Maria. He probably would have stayed with the Crickets for a while and stayed in Lubbock. It's just.. so sad...

i believe this was originally by roy orbison

No. Chuck Willis.

Roy also recorded this.

I would just like to say as another fan i started listening at the age of 4 i am now 40 i have meet the crickets several times i have recorded my tribute album to buddy in 1994 which i had no experience of being in a studio but when i walked in and it just clicked i must of bin listening all that time. what a fantastic artist i will die a buddy holly fan :) if you have any queries about my album or wana chat about buddy :) email me on [email protected] internet.com

@bazndawn That's kind of unfair to say; did you expect her to stay alone forever, just cause Buddy died? As for her making money out of Buddy's death, well, if she was made his heir, by his choice, then she has a right to do so.

@buddyfan57 It's easy to judge people who can't defend themselves.

there will only ever be one buddy

@dannyaingefan Here's yr. 'chawds' in Emaj if a bit late! It's dead simple frankly, but the 'rests' make SEEM complex:~ it's STRONGLY anacrusic...the "It's too late[boom boom boom] being the anacrusis on a B7......
E/A E/E7 A A // E E B7 E[B7] # E/A E/E7 A A(Am) // E E B7 E/E7
A/A7 E/E7 A/A7 E // A E F# B7(& there's yr. anacrusic bit again!) & round it goes with only the F#(as supertonic if in Emaj) as the occasional exception within the 3 chord trick! HTHelps!!x

Thanks for posting. Another great version along side the one by Derek and the Dominos.

@buddyfan57 Thats true... the record company was screwing him over and Maria was pregnant....not to mention that the cost of living in NY was a lot more expensive than in Lubbock; Buddy needed the money and loved performing, so, off he went!

@prettylatinachic1 Well, 23 isnt a bad thing, makes you a year older than Buddy was when he died! If I remember correctly, Buddy would be turning 74 this year! (Had he lived)

I adore the photos at the very end.

he was the great something about his voice

well... he'll never get old, cause dying at 22 is better than dying at 50 from a disease. Legends do die young.

Hey all...The best musician of all time, the great Buddy Holly! Can ne one post the chords for this song, I can't figure them out...Thanks and Rave On!

does anyone know the guitar chords for this song??

absolutely fantastic song by the one and only...buddy.

Ha! Great! Was playing this in my kitchen (over and over again..) just yet... doing dishes, wondering it would be on youtube, and here it is!! Thanks so much for uploading, it is such a beautiful song!!

what a fantastic buddy song

Too. Too. Too.

He had a way with his music

thanks so much more taking the time to post all the lesser known buddy songs. this has always been one of my favourites. also 'last night' reminds me of this. buddy was such an incredible talent. thanks buddyfan

He was such a cute baby! (baby pic) Precious. Love the song too. Love the BIG vocals. thanx.

This is my favourite Holly song, even though he wasn't the author - he owns it completely and it permeates his spirit. You can hear the early use of echo - In fact, "It's not too late" - the music lives on. 5 stars

Ever heard of a song cover, fucktard?

Yes, but Buddy!s interpretation is is much more better : more emphatic and sensitive, less turgid, I think he!s really sad.. what a difference....!!!!

He copied a lot of his songs. If not not for
BO DIDDLEY there would be no "NOT FADE AWAY".
after BUDDY saw BO DIDDLEY he got him some Black Horn Rimmed Glasses (like BO's) and the rest is history.

LISTEN TO THE "ORIGINAL" BY THE GUY THAT WROTE IT. BUDDY COPIED IT "EXACTLY" "CHUCK WILLIS" IT'S ON YOUTUBE and ALL HIS OTHER HITS.I like Buddy Holly but if not for many of our R&B singers,,WHO KNOWS??

COPIED FROM THE "ORIGINAL" BY "CHUCK WILLIS" who wrote it. "BUDDY" DID AN EXACT COPY. DOUBT ME CLICK ON CHUCK WILLIS ON YOU TUBE.

Not bothered mate

We shouldn't get caught up in any acrymony. Whatever one may think of Holly's family or ex, it doesn't matter. He was ahead of his time and neither his family nor Maria accepted each other - it was a mixed marriage in 1958 but he didn't care, for him it was all about LOVE. Buddy and Jimi were God's gift to us, let us all just enjoy the music from great prophets when we can.

oh my god i didnt hear that part... poor buddy also i bet tho if buddy wasnt married and if he didnt have a child on the way i bet he wouldnt have gone on that tour. oh well nothin we can do now

yes there is that buddyfan57, makes me sick how she re-married then divorced and took back the holley name, wasn't her re-married name bringing her anough cash lol also she sad for stopping event's in lubbck that she agreed to because she wasn't getting money for the use if his name which she married out of lol

Really do we have to drag all this up who knows the truth mostly hearsay

same here no offense to elaina but ugh she was a terrible wife for him she didnt even go to his funeral how sad :'(

i still think he loved his school sweet heart echo mcguire more then elaina!

Check out Derek and the Dominoes on Johnny Cash - They do a credible version of this most excellent Holly classic.

thank you thank you thank you
One of the best if not the best of Buddy's
thanks again I did not think I would ever hear this one again