About The Song

“Too Late to Turn Back Now” is a 1972 single by Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose, following their hit “Treat Her Like a Lady”. The song was written by Eddie Cornelius, a member of Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose, along with his siblings Carter and Rose Cornelius. It reached number 5 on the U.S. R&B chart and climbed to number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, cementing Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose as prominent figures in soul and R&B.

The song warns about the omnipresence of love and its potential to cause heartbreak, as conveyed in the lyrics. The song speaks about love and the warnings associated with it, with lines like “My mama told me, she said, son, please beware, there’s this thing called love and it’s everywhere”. Its success solidified Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose as prominent figures in the soul and R&B genres of the time.

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Lyrics

[Verse 1]
My mama told me
She said, son, please beware
There’s this thing called love
And it’s everywhere

[Pre-Chorus]
She told me, it can break your heart (It can break, break your heart)
And put you in misery (It can put you in misery)
Since I met this little woman
I feel it’s happened to me
And I’m telling you

[Chorus]
It’s too late to turn back now
I believe, I believe
I believe I’m falling in love
It’s too late to turn back now
I believe, I believe
I believe I’m falling in love

[Verse 2]
I found myself phoning her
At least ten times a day
You know, it’s so unusual for me
To carry on this way

[Pre-Chorus]
I’ll tell you, I can’t sleep at night (I can’t sleep, sleep at night)
Wanting to hold her tight (Just for wanting to hold her tight)
I’ve tried so hard to convince myself
That this feeling just can’t be right
And I’m telling you

[Chorus]
It’s too late to turn back now
I believe, I believe
I believe I’m falling in love
It’s too late to turn back now
I believe, I believe
I believe I’m falling in love

It’s too late, mm, baby (It’s too late to turn back now)
(I believe, I believe
I believe I’m falling in love) Alright
It’s too late, baby (To turn back now)
I tell you (I believe, I believe
I believe I’m falling in love) Oh

[Bridge]
I wouldn’t mind it
If I knew she really loved me too
But I’d hate to think that I’m in love alone
And nothing that I can do, whoa
[Chorus]
It’s too late to turn back now
I believe, I believe
I believe I’m falling in love
It’s too late, baby (It’s too late to turn back now)
I tell you, I believe, I believe
I believe I’m falling in love

It’s too late to turn back now
I believe, I believe
I believe I’m falling in love
Oh, baby (It’s too late to turn back now)
I tell you, I believe, I believe
I believe I’m falling in love

It’s too late to turn back now
I believe, I believe
I believe I’m falling in love
It’s too late to turn back now
I believe, I believe
I believe I’m falling in love