I Keep Saying I'll Be Happy When
ZN Rock
I said when the work slows down I'll take the trip
I said when this one's finished I'll relax my grip
Well the work don't slow, there's always one more round
And the man I said I'd be is nowhere to be found
There's a list of things I said I'd do when I arrive
Been sitting in a drawer since I was twenty-five
And every year I open it and cross a couple through
And every year I write a couple more I'm gonna do
I'll be happy when
Give me one more year
I'll be happy when
And the when is never here
Every time I reach it
It has moved another mile
I'll be happy when
Been saying it a while
A man I came up with went early in the year
And I sat down at the back and that's the day it got clear
'Cause nobody said a word about a single thing he made
They talked about his Sundays and the way he stayed
I'll be happy when
Give me one more year
I'll be happy when
And the when is never here
Every time I reach it
It has moved another mile
I'll be happy when
Been saying it a while
So I went home and pulled that list back out
And I crossed out every someday, every doubt
Then I put an actual date beside the top
And I called somebody up and made it stop
I'll be happy when
No, I'll be happy now
I don't know how to do it
But I'm working out the how
It's never gonna be enough
And that's not the end
I'll be happy when
And the when is now, my friend
The when is now (I'll be happy when)
The when is now (I'll be happy when)
Turns out the when is now