I should have gone to Laurel Canyon 1971 Could have sung some songs to Joni Hung out in the sun Born too late I was born too late for that Art said "Go to Nashville" When we toured in '94 She's the edge of that new country, boy Just walk right through the door Born too late I was born too late for that, yes I was How long does it take for a man to know himself? How long does it take for a man to know himself? And you can lie just like the Kremlin In an Americana band Plant your flag in the sand and desert And watch the armies land Born too late I was born too late for that, yes I was And the priests they bless the liar And the liar has his way I never thought I'd wake up now And see that in my day Thought I was born too late Thought I was born too late for that, yes I was How long does it take for a man to know himself? How long does it take for a man to know himself? And you can live on borrowed memory Replay a thousand scenes And miss the mighty wisdom While you're waiting on your dreams Born too late I was born too late for that I can feel the tension rising Feel that working fire But I didn't see Josephine Baker Taken by my granddad's smile I was born too late I was born too late for that, yes I was How long does it take for a man to know himself? How long does it take for a man to know himself? Well, how long does it take for a man to know himself? How long does it take for a man to know himself? I should have gone to California In 1971 Hung out with Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Neil Young