There she was just seventeen

Cryin' on the mornin' after

He told her everything she wanted to hear

All those drunken reasons that she had

For givin' in don't matter

And they don't stop the tears no

What do you do when it's too late

What do you say when you can't change the truth

Of what you've done

And it's coming at you fast

When you can't hide the hurt inside

How do you pray to make it right

When you wanna change the past

And you can't take it back

You can't take it back

Scared to death she tells her friend

To meet her at the drugstore counter

And finds out what she didn't wanna hear

Daddy'll die her mamma will cry

The kids at school will talk about her

There ain't no easy way outta here oh

What do you do when it's too late

What do you say when you can't change the truth

Of what you've done

And it's coming at you fast

When you can't hide the hurt inside

How do you pray to make it right

When you wanna change the past

And you can't take it back

All the choices that she's made

That baby staring back at her

Is one she wouldn't change

What do you do when it's too late

What do you say when you can't change the truth

Of what you've done

And it's coming at you fast

When you can't hide the hurt inside

How do you pray to make it right

When you wanna change the past

And you can't take it back

What do you do when it's too late

What do you say when you can't change the truth

Of what you've done

And it's coming at you fast

When you can't hide the hurt inside

How do you pray to make it right

When you wanna change the past

And you can't take it back

Sometimes it ain't so bad