You'll Be Happy When... - Rocksteady TNT
- Written in collaboration with ChatGPT
When you're little
And your shoes won't tie
And bedtime hits
When the sun's still in the sky
You want to grow up
So you can finally choose
Your bedtime, your snack time
And your cartoon news
You say, “I'll be happy when
I don't have to obey!”
But grown-ups smile
'Cause they've all heard you say
You'll be happy when you're
Big and tall— but life feels hard
When you are small
You'll be happy when…
You think life, at last, finally starts
But happiness keeps sneaking
Right on past you in the dark
Don't wait for someday
Because it comes faster
Than you'll ever know
Try to love the moment
Wherever you go
Life is short, my friend
So let yourself begin
Suddenly you're fifteen
With a learner's permit
Swearing no one understands you
One little bit
And you'll only be free
When you get your own place
No curfews, no lectures
No rules in your space
You say, “I'll be happy
When I finally get out,”
But give it some time
And you whisper with doubt
You start to miss the laughter
And those home-cooked meals—
Turns out paying all that rent
Is not ideal
You'll be happy when…
You think life, at last, finally starts
But happiness keeps sneaking
Right on past you in the dark
Don't wait for someday
Because it comes faster
Than you'll ever know
Try to love the moment
Wherever you go
Life is short, my friend
So let yourself begin
Chasing a degree
And then a job with good pay
A home of your own
And a dog someday
Then marriage, a garden
Two cars and a plan
You're sure you'll be happy
When you're a “real adult” then
You keep adding goals
Like they're beads on a chain
And each one you reach
Just resets it again
So stop and smell the flowers
Take in the view—
There's a whole big world
All around you
You'll be happy when…
You think life, at last, finally starts
But happiness keeps sneaking
Right on past you in the dark
Don't wait for someday
Because it comes faster
Than you'll ever know
Try to love the moment
Wherever you go
Life is short, my friend
So let yourself begin
One day you'll be older
With time finally free
No alarm clock to argue
No boss to appease
Your knees might be creaky
But your memories gold
And you'll think of the days
When you wished to be old
You'll sit by the window
And smile at the sky
Counting all the moments
That quietly flew by
And wonder why you waited
To start living then
When joy gently tapped your door
Again and again
You'll be happy when…
You stop waiting for another cue
'Cause happiness is hiding
In the moments passing through
Don't save joy for someday—
You only get this one
Try to love each heartbeat
Every rising of the sun
Life is short, my friend
So let today begin
When you're little and your shoes won't tie
And bedtime hits when the sun's still in the sky
You want to grow up so you can finally choose
Your bedtime, your snack time and your cartoon news
You say, “I'll be happy when I don't have to obey!”
But grown-ups smile 'cause they've all heard you say
You'll be happy when you're big and tall—
But life feels hard when you are small
You'll be happy when… you think life, at last, finally starts
But happiness keeps sneaking right on past you in the dark
Don't wait for someday because it comes faster than you'll
ever know
Try to love the moment wherever you go, life is short, my friend
So let yourself begin
Suddenly you're fifteen with a learner's permit
Swearing no one understands you one little bit
And you'll only be free when you get your own place
No curfews, no lectures, no rules in your space
You say, “I'll be happy when I finally get out,”
But give it some time and you whisper with doubt
You start to miss the laughter and those home-cooked meals—
Turns out paying all that rent is not ideal
You'll be happy when… you think life, at last, finally starts
But happiness keeps sneaking right on past you in the dark
Don't wait for someday because it comes faster than you'll
ever know
Try to love the moment wherever you go, life is short, my friend
So let yourself begin
Chasing a degree and then a job with good pay
A home of your own and a dog someday
Then marriage, a garden, two cars and a plan
You're sure you'll be happy when you're a “real adult”
then
You keep adding goals like they're beads on a chain
And each one you reach just resets it again
So stop and smell the flowers - take in the view—
There's a whole big world all around you
You'll be happy when… you think life, at last, finally starts
But happiness keeps sneaking right on past you in the dark
Don't wait for someday because it comes faster than you'll
ever know
Try to love the moment wherever you go, life is short, my friend
So let yourself begin
One day you'll be older with time finally free
No alarm clock to argue, no boss to appease
Your knees might be creaky but your memories gold
And you'll think of the days when you wished to be old
You'll sit by the window and smile at the sky
Counting all the moments that quietly flew by
And wonder why you waited to start living then
When joy gently tapped your door again and again
You'll be happy when… you stop waiting for another cue
'Cause happiness is hiding in the moments passing through
Don't save joy for someday— you only get this one
Try to love each heartbeat, every rising of the sun
Life is short, my friend, so let today begin