Tomorrow’s Receipt

I bought tomorrow yesterday

The cashier gave me Thursday back

I put my future in a paper bag

And left my common sense on the rack

The man behind me bought a dream

Said he was getting two for one

I told him mine came with a warranty

He said his broke before he'd begun

Everybody's got a calendar

Everybody's running late

I was standing in tomorrow

When I tripped on yesterday

I bought tomorrow yesterday

Paid full price and walked away

Got a pocket full of almost

And a bill I couldn't pay

Everybody wants an answer

Everybody wants their say

I bought tomorrow yesterday

And they delivered it today

My boss sold me a Friday

With a Monday guarantee

Said the weekend was included

But the shipping wasn't free

My neighbor bought a ladder

Just to look down on my plans

Now he's standing in the basement

Selling tickets to his fans

My telephone called in sick

My alarm clock overslept

And the only promise I could keep

Was the one I never kept

Everybody knows the shortcut

Everybody knows the road

Funny how the loudest people Never help you carry the load

I bought tomorrow yesterday Paid full price and walked away

Got a pocket full of almost And a bill I couldn't pay

Everybody wants an answer

Everybody wants their say

I bought tomorrow yesterday

And they delivered it today

I spent half my life preparing

For a day that never came

Kept collecting little victories

With somebody else's name

Then I found a broken compass

Pointing straight at who I am

And for once I stopped pretending

That I needed someone's plan

I bought tomorrow yesterday

Paid full price and walked away

Got a pocket full of almost And a bill I couldn't pay

Everybody wants an answer

Everybody wants their say

I bought tomorrow yesterday

And they delivered it today

I asked for a refund.

They said tomorrow.

I said,

"That's what I bought."