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 And though I've had close calls When it could have 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 have been a child that got took home And I would have been one more unfinished song And when it seems a 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 have been another minute late And you never would have 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