When the stars line up
And you catch a good break
People think you're lucky
But you know it's grace
It can happen so fast
Or a little bit late
Timing is everything

You know I've had close calls
When it could've been me
I was young when I learned
Just how fragile life can be
I lost friends of mine
I guess it wasn't my time
Timing is everything

And I could've been a child that God took home
And I would've been one more unfinished song
And when it seems the rhyme is hard to find
That's when one comes along just in time

Well I remember that day when our eyes first met
You ran into the building to get out of the rain
'Cause you were soaking wet
And as I held the door
You wanted to know my name
Timing is everything

And I could've been another minute late
And you never would've crossed my path that day
And when it seems true love is hard to find
That's when love comes along just in time

Well you can call it fate or destiny
Sometimes it really seems like it's a mystery
'Cause you can be hurt by love
Or healed by the same
Timing is everything

And it can happen so fast
Or a little bit late
Timing is everything