Fruition - The Wild Reeds

I used to love excuses then I realized they play no part

In real life that’s conducive to the dream which I work hard

To bring fruition, to finish in good light

And the laziness behind me wasted all my precious time

I wasted all my precious time

Then I realized I’m not looking for happiness

I’m looking for work

Oh, oh

Oh, oh

Check under the mats, behind the doors, and in-between

The alleyways and gutters that proclaim our lives less clean

If you’re looking you won’t find it so it’s best to be content

With the shortcomings and fallouts we now look back and resent

Oh, and I resent

When I realize I’m not looking for happiness

I’m looking for worth

Oh, oh

Oh, oh

If you expect something simple

Like love, or a song to

Bring you lasting happiness

Well you ought to try not to

For I’ve learned it’s much harder

To pay attention, to work smarter

Through the life choices we make

You can’t expect to make a mistake

I am not looking

For lasting happiness

For if it was there all the time, Dear

Then this world would be bliss

Would there be something missing?

Something missing from all of this?

What would make the good times good?

And the bad times necessary to get through?

I know I’ll get there, I’ve been working harder

When I realized I wasted my time

Oh, oh

Oh, oh

I’m only trying to make more minutes

If I could figure out how to stretch it

There’d be time for all the love

In the room