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Vance Joy - Wasted Time [Official Audio]
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Vance Joy
Vance Joy
Lead Vocals
Edwin White
Edwin White
Percussion
Adam Trachsel
Adam Trachsel
Bass Guitar
Ryan Hadlock
Ryan Hadlock
Percussion
kimo muraki
kimo muraki
Saxophone
Lauren Jacobson
Lauren Jacobson
Violin
Jono Colliver
Jono Colliver
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James Keogh
James Keogh
Songwriter
Edwin White
Edwin White
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Edwin White
Edwin White
Co-Producer
Jerry Streeter
Jerry Streeter
Engineer
Ryan Hadlock
Ryan Hadlock
Producer
Stefan Max
Stefan Max
Executive Producer
Greg Calbi
Greg Calbi
Mastering Engineer
John O'Mahony
John O'Mahony
Mixing Engineer
Vance Joy
Vance Joy
Co-Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
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
[Verse 2]
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
[Verse 3]
But I, I've got a lot to say
And I am 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
[Verse 4]
Oh why, oh why?
It's the easiest way, to know you're alive
And the beauty you heard
I see you talking with her hands
Well I don't think she knows
How she changed all my plans
[Verse 5]
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
[Verse 6]
Why?
We look at the faces on your bedroom wall
Well, nobody's perfect at all
Sometimes it makes you feel small
Oh, yeah, babe
[Verse 7]
Well I, I've got a lot to say
And I am 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
[Verse 8]
Oh why, oh why?
It's the easiest way, to know you're alive
And the beauty you heard
I see you talking with her hands
Well I don't think she knows
How she changed all my plans
[Verse 9]
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
[Verse 10]
The things that I thought would last
Well, they're fading, they're fading
The feelings, I used to have
Well, they're changing, they're changing
They're changing now
They're changing, they're changing now
Changing, they're changing now
Written by: Vance Joy

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