"I'll Be Happy When" lyrics

I'll be happy when this chapter's over
I'll be happy when I'm finally older
Drive until I'm in a different state
Try to find myself a better place
I'll be happy when once I'm grown and distant
Happy making all my own decisions
Being treated like a kid ain't fair
There's gotta be some greener grass out there

These are all the lies I used to say
But I won't let you make the same mistake

Stop waiting 'til it's perfect weather
Stop wishing for a time that's better
'Cause you'll waste your life, my friend
Saying "I'll be happy when..."
Stop waiting for the end of problems
I promise you the future's got 'em
You'll waste your life, my friend
Saying "I'll be happy when..."

I'll be happy when I have more money
Happy when somebody finally loves me
Counting down the seconds anxiously
Got no time for waiting patiently
I'll be happy when it's advantageous
Happy when the person I hate changes
Pure entitlement is my defense
Joy should follow me at no expense

In love with things that haven't happened yet
But I won't let you live with my regret

Stop waiting 'til it's perfect weather
Stop wishing for a time that's better
'Cause you'll waste your life, my friend
Saying "I'll be happy when..."
Stop waiting for the end of problems
I promise you the future's got 'em
'Cause you'll waste your life, my friend
Don't waste your life

Don't live up in your head and feed the travesty
'Cause you don't even know, what's real or fantasy
What gets you through the day might never come to be
Be where you are or wear the scars
All the seductive thoughts have better days ahead
Offer no guarantee, they're mostly charlatans
They're just a cheap escape disguised as confidence
Be where you are or wear the scars
Be where you are or wear the scars

Stop waiting 'til it's perfect weather
Stop wishing for a time that's better
'Cause you'll waste your life, my friend

Stop waiting for the end of problems
I promise you the future's got 'em
'Cause you'll waste your life, my friend
Saying "I'll be happy when..."
Don't waste your life
Don't waste your life
Don't waste your life

I'll be happy when I'm finally older