[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
