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Story behind the song
Dedicated to Lilli, age 6
This is a song about waiting . . . because there are some things that just take a long time . . .
Lyrics
ARE WE THERE YET?
Verse 1
I’VE BEEN SITTING IN THIS SEAT FOR AN ETERNITY
CORNFIELDS AND FLATLANDS ARE ALL I CAN SEE
ARE WE THERE YET?
ARE WE THERE YET?
I WISH THIS SEAT DIDN’T SEEM KIND OF STICKY
IT’S GETTING PRETTY HOT AND MY STOMACH’S FEELING ICKY
ARE WE THERE YET?
ARE WE THERE YET?
Chorus
SOMETIMES IT SEEMS LIKE FOREVER
I WONDER IF WE WILL EVER, EVER—
ARE WE THERE YET?
Verse 2
I’VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS WEBSITE WAY TOO LONG
DOING IT RIGHT AND DOING IT WRONG
ARE WE THERE YET?
ARE WE THERE YET?
I WISH I KNEW SOME CSS
DON’T KNOW HTML; I’M JUST DOING MY BEST
ARE WE THERE YET?
ARE WE THERE YET?
Verse 3
I’VE BEEN HOPING SOMEONE’D SAY THEY LIKE MY SONG
GIVE ANOTHER LISTEN AND HELP ME PASS IT ON
ARE WE THERE YET?
ARE WE THERE YET?
I WISH I KNEW WHO TO SEND THIS TO
I’M KNOCKING ON DOORS BUT I’M NOT GETTING THROUGH
ARE WE THERE YET?
ARE WE THERE YET?
Bridge
SOME THINGS TAKE A LONG TIME TO HAPPEN
KEEP WORKING, STOP SIGHING, KEEP BUILDING, KEEP TRYING
Verse 4
WE’VE BEEN GETTING MORE TAXES AND DEBTS EVERY YEAR
MORE INTEREST TO PAY, AND A LOT MORE FEAR
ARE WE THERE YET?
ARE WE THERE YET?
I WISH OUR GOVERNMENT COULD LIVE WITHIN ITS MEANS
HOW ABOUT OUR SENATORS EAT SOME MORE BEANS?
ARE WE THERE YET?
ARE WE THERE YET?
Verse 5
WE’VE BEEN FIGHTING IN THIS WORLD A REALLY LONG TIME
FROM CAIN AND ABEL TO OSAMA BIN LADEN
ARE WE THERE YET?
ARE WE THERE YET?
I WISH THAT WE COULD WORK THINGS OUT
JUST GIVE A SOFT ANSWER INSTEAD OF A SHOUT
ARE WE THERE YET?
ARE WE THERE YET?
To Chorus
Verse 6
WE’VE BEEN TAKING CARE OF THIS OLD EARTH OF OURS
SWEEPING OUT THE COBWEBS, LOOKING AT THE STARS
ARE WE THERE YET?
ARE WE THERE YET?
I WISH OUR AIR AND WATER WEREN’T SO DIRTY
WE SCRUB AND SCRUB
BUT STILL THEY’RE LOOKING MURKY
ARE WE THERE YET?
ARE WE THERE YET?
Ending
SOMETIMES IT SEEMS LIKE FOREVER
I WONDER IF WE WILL
EVER, EVER, EVER, EVER,
EVER, EVER, EVER, EVER,
EVER, EVER, EVER, EVER,
EVER, EVER, EVER, EVER—
(spoken) ARE WE ALMOST THERE?
ARE WE THERE YET?
DIANE HURST © 2011
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