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