Busy Work - Majestic Twelve

He worked all night 
And didn't notice that the light had changed 
Looked up 
And the sun just jumped all suddenly around 
If all those hours feel like busy work 
Can you still maintain 
Can you still hang on 
But out on the porch 
It's nothing but sun 
Nothing is over until you say it's done 
Half drunk and frayed 
The marsh all agleam 
And I know exactly 
What that busy work means 
A little coffee 
And I'm ready now to call you up 
I see the shower slowly opening your eyes 
I see the mornings I was half asleep 
And you were there 
Even when you weren't 
And out in the yard 
There's nothing but sun 
A bright English garden, wet webs newly spun 
The salt in my hair 
I'm free and I'm clean 
And as your phone rings 
I know what busy work means 
You know it's me 
And for a second we just sit and wait 
Like when you brace yourself 
And jump into the sea 
All the colors of the sky 
And now the sun's come up 
The sun, it snuck right up 
And out on the sea 
It's nothing but sun 
And all of those storms we built converge into one 
We'll weather the tides 
We'll build and be strong 
Children and work and picket fences and songs 
And out in the world 
There's nothing but sun 
I know it'll change, but when it's all said and done 
I'll still be here 
There's no in between 
And that's what the pain of all that busy work means