Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Adam Duritz
Vocals
Steve Bowman
Drums
Charlie Gillingham
Hammond Organ
David Immergluck
Guitar
Maria McKee
Background Vocals
Matthew Malley
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Charlie Gillingham
Songwriter
Adam Duritz
Songwriter
David Bryson
Songwriter
Matthew Malley
Songwriter
Steve Bowman
Songwriter
Daniel Vickrey
Songwriter
Ben Mize
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
T Bone Burnett
Producer
Scott Litt
Mixing Engineer
Gary Gersh
Executive Producer
Pat McCarthy
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I wanted so badly
Somebody other than me
Staring back at me
But you were gone, gone, gone
[Verse 2]
I wanted to see you walking backwards
And get the sensation of you coming home
I wanted to see you walking away from me
Without the sensation of you leaving me alone
[Chorus]
Time and time again
Time and time again
Time and time again
I can't please myself
[Verse 3]
I wanted the ocean to cover over me
I wanna sink slowly without getting wet
Maybe someday, I won't be so lonely
And I'll walk on water every chance I get
[Chorus]
Time and time again
Time and time again
Time and time again
I can't please myself
[Verse 4]
So when are you coming home, sweet angel?
You're leavin' me alone, all alone
Well, if I'm drowning darling, you'll come down this way on your own
[Verse 5]
I wish I was traveling on a freeway
Beneath this graveyard western sky
I wanna set fire to this city
And out into the desert, yeah, we're gonna ride
[Chorus]
Time and time again
Time and time again
Time and time and time again
I can't please myself
[Outro]
I can't please myself
And I can't please nobody else
And time again
Time and time again
Time and time and time and time again
I can't please myself
No, no, no, no
Written by: Adam Duritz, Charlie Gillingham, David Bryson, Don Dixon, Matthew Malley, Steve Bowman