[Intro| The Whatnauts, Tony Williams & Kanye West]
Little girl (A-ha-ha-ha-ha)
Please stop your– crying
'Cause I'll be late for that

[Chorus| Kanye West & Tony Williams]
I'll be late for that, baby, I'll wait for that
If you had a taste of that, you'd probably pay for that
(I'll be late for that...) I'm comin' in when I feel like
So turn this muh'fucker 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 muh'fucker up, only if it feels right

[Refrain| The Whatnauts & Kanye West]
Little girl (A-ha-ha-ha-ha)
"Please stop your– crying
'Cause I'll erase away

[Verse 1| Kanye West]
Stop all your blood clot cryin', I was flyin'
Made it to school with barely 'nuff 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 said 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 muh'fuckers underachievin'
Man, this is an insult
I went to junior high with all of them, and they been slow
If I can't catch the beat, then slow down the tempo
Just throw this at the end if I'm too late for the intro
Will I make it from the student loans to a Benzo?
Like old folks pissin', I guess it all Depends... oh. Oh

[Refrain| The Whatnauts sample & Kanye West]
Little girl (A-ha-ha-ha-ha)
Please stop your– crying (Stop your cryin', baby)
'Cause I'll erase away

[Chorus| Tony Williams & Kanye West]
(I'll be late for that...) I'll be late for that, baby, I'll wait for that
If you had a taste of that, you'd probably pay for that
(I'll be late for that...) I'm comin' in when I feel like
So turn this muh'fucker 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 muh'fucker up, only if it feels right

[Refrain| The Whatnauts sample & Kanye West]
Little girl (A-ha-ha-ha-ha!)
Please stop your– crying
'Cause I'll erase away

[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)
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
Tryna 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?"
Hmm... I'll be on time for that
I ain't thought of no line that could rhyme with that
Yo, "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 finally arrived with it
I know it's late, and I took all year, but
You can stop complainin', 'cause I'm finally here. Yeah!

[Outro| Tony Williams & Kanye West]
'Cause I'll be late for that...
I'll be late for that...
I'll be late for that...
I'll be late for that...
A-ha-ha-ha-ha! Ha...