Chris Thompson vocals Standing around for an hour in the rain The porcelin promise is breaking once again Fill me with everything I want to hear These are the same lines that I heard last year And you always seem to talk and walk away Saying things will start to happen anyday And I say when So tell me when And I say when So tell me when I've heard so much about boats coming in Well I've seen no ships so I guess I should swim How did I come to get caught in your wake The more that I give you the more you still take And you always seem to talk and walk away Saying things will start to happen any day And I say when So tell me when And I say when So tell me when Monday is Tuesday then March becomes May The days of my life are just ticking away So I say when So tell me when I say when So tell me when