Someday when my life has passed me by
I'll lay around and wonder why you were always there for me
One way, in the eyes of a passer by
I'll look around for another try and fade away

Just close your eyes and I'll take you there
This place is warm and without a care
We'll take a swim in the deep blue sea
I go to leave and you reach for me

Some say better things will come our way
No matter what they try to say you were always there for me
Some way, when the sun begins to shine
I hear a song from another time and fade away
And fade away

Just close your eyes and I'll take you there
This place is warm and without a care
We'll take a swim in the deep blue sea
I go to leave and you reach for me

Oh, come on
Someone said you tried to long (you will pass me by)
Someone said we got it all wrong (all wrong)
Someone said we tried to long (you will pass me by)
Every thinks were right belong

So far so long so far away
So far so wrong so far away away away

Someday when my life has passed me by
I'll lay around and wonder why you were always there for me
One way, in the eyes of a passer by
I'll look around for another try and fade away
And fade away (repeats many times till it fades out)



Lyrics submitted by oofus

Track duration: 04:03

"Someday" as written by Mark Sayers/frazier Mcgrath

Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Music Publishing

Lyrics powered by LyricFind


Someday song meanings
Add your thoughts

36 Comments

sort form View by:
  • 0
    General Comment:i like this song a lot, i'm listening to it now actually. it makes me want to lay on the beach and look at the waves. most of there songs do actually.
    Flag flapjack7193on March 24, 2011   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:I haven't logged onto Songmeanings for a long time now, and was tempted to after reading all the comments about "weed."

    People who smoke weed tend to think EVERY SINGLE SONG they listen to is about smoking weed, only because they twist the words and meanings to relate to smoking weed. I'm sorry to say, but I know the band had absolutely zero intention of making this song be related to weed, at all.

    Now, you could say that the song REMINDS you of weed or when you hear it, it makes you think of smoking, but don't say and try to tell people it is about weed, because its not...


    And more along the real meaning, yes it can be about friendship but I see it being a little more romantic when he says "Just close your eyes and I'll take you there" I can't see him singing that to or about 'just a friend'
    Flag Sins Of Yesterdayon September 20, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:first loves duh. not weed or friendships
    Flag shizzlecakeon July 27, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:this song is about druugs, maaan
    Flagged nateperez08on July 24, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I guess only someone old school would have figured this out, but I am absolutely certain that Sugar Ray's "Someday" was composed as a mashup canticle to Chad and Jeremy's British Invasion classic "A Summer Song." The chords and verse forms are the same, and even the sentiments kind of mesh. If you don't believe me, try singing "Someday" while listening to "A Summer Song"

    Check it out.


    Trees Someday
    Swaying in the summer breeze When my life has passed me by
    Showing off their silver leaves I'll lay around and wonder why
    As we walked by You were always there for me

    Soft One way
    Kisses on a summer's day In the eyes of a passerby
    Laughing all our cares away I'll look around for another try
    Just you and I And I'll fade away

    Sweet Some say
    Sleepy warmth of summer nights Better things will come our way
    Gazing at the distant lights No matter what they try to say
    In the starry sky You were always there for me

    They say that all good things Just close your eyes and
    must end some day I'll take you there
    Autumn leaves must fall This place is war without a care
    But don't you know This place is war without a care
    that it hurts me so
    To say goodbye to you We'll take a swim in the deep blue sea
    Wish you didn't have to go I go to leave as you reach for me
    No no no no

    Musical bridge) So far, so long, so far away
    So far, so long, so far away

    And when the rain Someway
    Beats against my window pane When the sun begins to shine
    I'll think of summer days again I hear a song from another time
    And dream of you And I'll fade away
    And dream of you And I'll fade away
    And dream of you And I'll fade away

    “A Summer Song” June 1964 “Someday” January 1999
    Recorded by Chad & Jeremy Recorded by Sugar Ray
    [Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde] [Mark McGrath, Murphy Karges, Rodney Sheppard,
    Stan Frazier, Craig Bullock aka “DJ Homicide”]
    Composed By Clive Metcalf, Composed by Murphy Karges, Sugar Ray
    Ken Noble, David Stuart


    Flag tappankingon January 15, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:As stupid as this seems
    it could possibly be about weed
    =)
    Weed is the friend he's talking about
    any stoner knows that weed is always there for you
    "And I'll fade away"
    And getting "faded" aka getting high
    And it always calls for you to come back

    Lol
    But i see how it could be about an actual PERSON friend too =)
    Depends on who you are and how you see things
    Did you know Semi-Charmed life by third eye blind is about crystal meth? lol who knew!
    Flagged Lil_Fitchon August 19, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:and yes, the song is about weed.
    Flagged RMXjointon July 29, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:amazing song, the band needs more credit and more comments
    Flagged RMXjointon July 29, 2008   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:Here's what band members said about the song in an interview with "Melody Maker" magazine, Oct. 16, 1999:

    Singer Mark McGrath: "'Someday' (their new single and 'Every Morning! part-two, basically) is about reflecting back on your life and appreciating the one you chose to be with and hoping you made all the right decisions."

    Drummer Stan Frazier, who wrote the song: "It's like 'Every Morning'... I have a girlfriend and on the road I'm tempted to go with other women. And dogs. And men. And she has remained faithful. She was always so perfect and I was this f* * *ing guilty asshole and it's about that I think we've all grown a bit as people."
    Flag drewdcon December 24, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:To me, when I hear this song I think of the people who have loved me unconditionally, and how I haven't always loved them back the same way. I think the singer intended it to be addressed to a spouse or an ex-lover, but I think it can be extended to good friends or family members as well.
    Flag drewdcon December 24, 2007   Link

Add your thoughts

Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.

Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!

Back to top
explain