Someday Never Comes
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"Someday Never Comes" is a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival
from their album Mardi Gras
released in 1972 and written by the frontman John Fogerty
. The song barely made it into the US top 20 in May 1972 with Doug Clifford
's "Tearin' up the Country" released as the B-side.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival was an American rock band that gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with a number of successful singles drawn from various albums....
from their album Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras (album)
Mardi Gras is the seventh and final studio album by American band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released in 1972. The group broke up after this album was released. The album was re-released in remastered format as a Japan exclusive in January 2011...
released in 1972 and written by the frontman John Fogerty
John Fogerty
John Cameron Fogerty is an American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known for his time with the swamp rock/roots rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival and as a #1 solo recording artist. Fogerty has a rare distinction of being named on Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 Greatest...
. The song barely made it into the US top 20 in May 1972 with Doug Clifford
Doug Clifford
Doug "Cosmo" Clifford played drums in the American rock band, Creedence Clearwater Revival...
's "Tearin' up the Country" released as the B-side.
Song Meaning
Fogerty has stated that the song is about being left and not being able to learn much as a child.- "Someday Never Comes" is simply a song about my parents undergoing a divorce when I was a child and me not knowing many things. When my dad left me, he told me to be a man and someday I would understand everything. Now, I'm here basically repeating the same thing really. I had a son in 1966 and I went away when he was five years old or so and again told him "someday" he would understand everything. Really, all kids ask questions like "Daddy, when are we going fishing?" and parents always answer with "someday", but in reality someday never comes and kids never learn what they're supposed to learn. -John Fogerty 1973