Wasted Time
Lyrics
Vance Joy
Written by: James Keogh
Produced by: Ryan Hadlock, Edwin White, James Keogh
Why
Why do you go wasting your time on me
You're so beautiful now
There's so much that's left for you now
Oh yeah, babe
And why
Why do you go flashing those eyes at me
You know that I'm eager to please
I've always been eager to please
Oh yeah, babe
But I, I've got a lot to say
And I'm scared that you're gonna slip away
And you, you've got this wide-eyed gaze
And a smile that you'll carry through your days
Oh why
Oh why
It's the easiest way
To know you're alive
And the beauty of hers
I see her talking with her hands
Well I don't think she knows
How she changed all my plans
Why
Why do you go wasting your youth on me
You're so beautiful now
There's so much time left for you now
Oh yeah, babe
Why
We look at the faces on your bedroom wall
Nobody's perfect at all
Well, sometimes it makes you feel small
Oh yeah, babe
Well I, I've got a lot to say
And I'm scared that you're gonna slip away
And you, you've got this wide-eyed gaze
And a smile that you'll carry through your days
Oh why
Oh why
It's the easiest way
To know you're alive
And the beauty of hers
I see her talking with her hands
Well I don't think she knows
How she changed all my plans
The things that I thought would last
Well they're fading, they're fading
The feelings I used to have
They're changing, they're changing
The things that I thought would last
Well they're fading, they're fading
The feelings I used to have
They're changing, they're changing, they're changing now
They're changing, they're changing now
They're changing, they're changing now
Why do you go wasting your time on me
You're so beautiful now
There's so much that's left for you now
Oh yeah, babe
And why
Why do you go flashing those eyes at me
You know that I'm eager to please
I've always been eager to please
Oh yeah, babe
But I, I've got a lot to say
And I'm scared that you're gonna slip away
And you, you've got this wide-eyed gaze
And a smile that you'll carry through your days
Oh why
Oh why
It's the easiest way
To know you're alive
And the beauty of hers
I see her talking with her hands
Well I don't think she knows
How she changed all my plans
Why
Why do you go wasting your youth on me
You're so beautiful now
There's so much time left for you now
Oh yeah, babe
Why
We look at the faces on your bedroom wall
Nobody's perfect at all
Well, sometimes it makes you feel small
Oh yeah, babe
Well I, I've got a lot to say
And I'm scared that you're gonna slip away
And you, you've got this wide-eyed gaze
And a smile that you'll carry through your days
Oh why
Oh why
It's the easiest way
To know you're alive
And the beauty of hers
I see her talking with her hands
Well I don't think she knows
How she changed all my plans
The things that I thought would last
Well they're fading, they're fading
The feelings I used to have
They're changing, they're changing
The things that I thought would last
Well they're fading, they're fading
The feelings I used to have
They're changing, they're changing, they're changing now
They're changing, they're changing now
They're changing, they're changing now
Song facts
"I really like this song. It's kind of been the one that we've most enjoyed playing live. I got the idea when I was at an open mic night and I saw a guy playing a cover of a Spencer P Jones song that was about a guy wondering why this girl is hanging around. He's kind of like a loser and I really like that idea for a song of "Why are you wasting time on me?" It's a good line and the producer made it better by adding a drum beat and this keyboard that kind of lifted it up and made it uplifting and epic." - Vance Joy
