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Groundhog Day - If I Had My Time Again (Official Video)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Barrett Doss
Barrett Doss
Vocals
Andy Karl
Andy Karl
Vocals
Groundhog Day The Musical Company
Groundhog Day The Musical Company
Vocals
Tim Minchin
Tim Minchin
Performer
David Holcenberg
David Holcenberg
Conductor
Deborah Avery
Deborah Avery
Flute
GREG THYMIUS
GREG THYMIUS
Clarinet
Brian Pareschi
Brian Pareschi
Trumpet
Scott Wendholt
Scott Wendholt
Trumpet
James Rogers
James Rogers
Trombone
Howard Joines
Howard Joines
Drums
Eric B. Davis
Eric B. Davis
Guitar
Olivier Manchon
Olivier Manchon
Violin
Clara Kennedy
Clara Kennedy
Cello
Brian Hamm
Brian Hamm
Bass
Michael Gacetta
Michael Gacetta
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tim Minchin
Tim Minchin
Composer
Christopher Nightingale
Christopher Nightingale
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tim Minchin
Tim Minchin
Producer
Christopher Nightingale
Christopher Nightingale
Producer
Michael Croiter
Michael Croiter
Producer
Andy Manganello
Andy Manganello
Recording Engineer
Nate Odden
Nate Odden
Assistant Engineer
Luke Klingensmith
Luke Klingensmith
Assistant Engineer
Matthias Winter
Matthias Winter
Editing Engineer
Doug Derryberry
Doug Derryberry
Mixing Engineer
Michael Fossenkemper
Michael Fossenkemper
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Sometimes, it's like I'm stumbling forward, hustled forward, jostled from behind by time
Sometimes, it's like I'm being dragged, yet always lagging
Trying to keep in time with time
But if I could stop the clock for just one day
If I could freeze a moment for a moment
Rest before the measure's over
Hold the beat for just one day
If I could wind it back and start afresh
Just a day to catch my breath
To make mistakes and set them right
Delay the coming of the night
[Verse 2]
If I had my time again
I would do it all the same
They say, but that's insane
Wouldn't you want to make a couple of changes?
Regrets, I'd not even have a few
If I could do this thing that you
Say you can do
I always dreamt of learning how to dance
Some days I go out without pants
It's so exciting
I slept with 90
A new beginning
Percent of women
Every morning
In Punxsutswney
To have the time to strive for more
Between 18 and 84, and one dude when I was bored
[Verse 3]
If I had my time again
I'd take the path less trodden
Avoid the crap I trod in
Read a lot of books
I've stolen 18 million bucks
And I would worry less about my nose
And I guess I'll do it again
And I would be a lot more zen
When I would punch
A lot of men
If I had my time again
[Verse 4]
If I had my time again
I would do it all the same
They claim that that's ridiculous
Surely you'd want to make a couple of fixes
All those boxes left unchecked
All the dreams you left neglected
You'd go back and put it right
I've always fancied learning how to climb
I once masturbated 7 times
I'd study math
In the bath
And search for meaning
In one evening
And I'd run uphills
It wasn't fun but still
I'd learn to paint
A man my age just to know, it's nice to know I can
It's nice to know I can
[Verse 5]
If I had my time again
I'd sample all the samples
Look at things from different angles
I would not do it all the same
If I had my time again
[Verse 6]
If I had my time again
The things I'd handle better, I would sent my unsent letters
I've started 700 fights
If I had my time back
And if you knew the endless nights that I have wasted getting wasted
Contemplating different ways to suicide, I would write and I could write
And I would try every food and every drink and every cheat and every choice a thousand times
And I would add joy to other people's lives
And I would learn piano
And I would make a lot of friends
And I daily eat about a dozen donuts and I don't know why, I don't know why
And i would learn piano
And I would make a lot of friends
And if I had my time
[Verse 7]
If I had my time again
I'd opened all the doors I'd never looked behind before
And oh the things I'd taste, the things I'd try
I find the thing with these revolving rides
And the misery I could prevent
They're only fun cause you know they're going to end
And I would make a lot of friends
If I had my time again
Again, I have had it, I have had my time again
Written by: Tim Minchin
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