Here in the Try

[Verse 1]
You set the ladder against the wrong wall
With a list in your pocket and rain in your shoes
The train leaves at seven, your coffee spills
You laugh at the stain, then you start again

[Chorus]
Happiness isn’t a finish line
It’s in the crooked steps and the changing signs
Not waiting where the gold flags fly
It’s here in the try, in the try, in the try
Happiness isn’t a finish line

[Verse 2]
The page stays stubborn, the gears come loose
Your hands smell of metal and orange peel
You miss one turn, find a side-street band
And carry that tune as you make new plans

[Chorus]
Happiness isn’t a finish line
It’s in the crooked steps and the changing signs
Not waiting where the gold flags fly
It’s here in the try, in the try, in the try
Happiness isn’t a finish line

[Bridge]
When the map folds wrong, when the deadline bends
When the work spills over the table again
There’s a small good thing in the middle of it
A warm loaf shared, a friend who sits

[Final Chorus]
Happiness isn’t a finish line
It’s in the crooked steps and the changing signs
Not waiting where the gold flags fly
It’s here in the try, in the try, in the try
Happiness isn’t a finish line
Here in the try, here in the try

[Outro]
Not at the end
Here in the try