Mayer, John - If I Ever Get Around To Living Lyrics






If I ever get around to living,
I'm gonna put my things away
In the drawers and in the closets
There I'll stay
Stay

If I ever get around to living,
It's gonna be just like I dreamed
I'm gonna take the love I'm given
And set it free
Free

If I ever get around to living,
I'll take the end of every day
Tie it up to every morning
And sail away
Away

Free, free

Maybe it's all a dream I'm having at seventeen
I don't have tattoos
And very soon, mother will be calling me
Saying, "Come upstairs, you've got some work to do"

When you gonna wise up, boy?
When you gonna wise up, boy?
When you gonna wise up, boy?
When you gonna wise up, boy?
You are hiding in your mind
Working all the time
Trying to make it better than you got it
And you've been spending all your time searching for a sign
That's never gonna look the way you want it
I think you better wise up, boy
I think you better wise up, boy
I think you better wise up, boy
I think you better wise up, boy
I think you better wise up, boy





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  1. R.... Z....

    You are my favorite, John

  2. B.... B....

    Can’t listen to this song without crying. Cuts deep, a little too deep.

  3. M.... B....

    This song is so underrated. The amount of skills it takes to write something like this, literally a genius

  4. A.... I....

    "you been spendin all your time, searchin for a sign thats never gunna look the way you want it"



    How perfect

  5. S.... J....

    Happy birthday John! ❤️

  6. S.... S....

    I'm here 10 times a year at least. This is one of my favorite. Thank you john, we love you

  7. E.... M....

    I feel so much sadness when I listen to this song. And a sort of enlightenment, I think. I can’t explain it.

  8. M.... A....

    Whatch you lookin to find R? 💗

  9. J.... A....

    Love the whole song, but 3:40 onward is AMAZING!!

  10. �.... �....

    This album was so brilliant!!!! Just perfect! I enjoyed it so much when it was released..I still do ocassionally 😍😍😍😍😍

  11. W.... ....

    Best part 3:05

  12. B.... s....

    I really believe this is something like what a modern Pink Floyd song would sound like.

  13. E.... A....

    This is probably his best song, and yet it's so underrated.

  14. S.... X....

    Literally should have thousands of likes and millions of views

  15. D.... ....

    One of his most underrated songs...saw him perform this live a few weeks ago and he still sang it with such conviction and melancholy..man is a legend.

  16. h.... ....

    Thank you for being you John 💞 and thank you for sharing your hard work

  17. S.... L....

    Sooooo beautiful ✨✨✨✨✨💫💫💫🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟❤️🎸🎧✔️

  18. J.... D....

    If I ever get around to living
    I'm gonna put my things away
    In the drawers and in the closets
    And there I'll stay, stay
    If I ever get around to living
    It'll be just like I dreamed
    I'm gonna take the love I'm given
    And set it free, free
    If I ever get around to living
    I'll take the end of every day
    Tie it up to every morning
    And sail away, away
    Free
    Free
    Maybe it's all a dream
    I'm having at seventeen
    I don't have tattoos
    And very soon
    Mother will be calling me
    Saying "come up stairs,
    You got some work to do"
    When you gonna wise up, boy?
    When you gonna wise up, boy?
    When you gonna wise up, boy?
    When you gonna wise up, boy?
    You are hiding in your mind
    Working all the time
    Trying to make it better than you got it
    You been spending all your time
    Searching for a sign
    That's never gonna look the way you want it
    I think you better wise up, boy
    I think you better wise up, boy
    I think you better wise up, boy
    I think you better wise up, boy

  19. e.... ....

    I wonder if this is my favorite

  20. J.... Y....

    "...and very soon, Mother will be calling me saying "Come OUTSIDE* you got YARDWORK* to do..." 😆😂

  21. B.... ....

    "When you gonna wise-up boy?"

    I think we've all asked ourselves this question at one point or another in our own lives. That's why this one cuts so deep. This record is blatant honesty and John's masterpiece in my opinion.

    B.... ....

    Oh man all of the lyrics in Born and Raised just speak to me so bad

    B.... ....

    You’re right, it IS a masterpiece!

  22. L.... W....

    Goodness John, I can feel this in my soul. Such a mood. Don't ever stop my dude, you've more talent than most artist alive!

  23. M.... B....

    This song is a masterpiece!

  24. T.... I....

    Deeply speaks to my soul...of all his music; except the Dead of course, when he lives in that.

    T.... I....

    Tahoe Iniabi yess omg that guitar lick at 3:40 is perfect

  25. J.... M....

    Extremely underrated

  26. I.... L....

    Aww man, this one hits me right in the spot with a touch of soul. Pure golden.

  27. C.... W....

    Just amazing love coming back to album and having it still amaze me each time

  28. n.... ....

    haunting