Warren wanted a Beach Boys thing for this one, and Carl Wilson and Billy Hinsche came in, with Carl arranging the vocal parts. The other harmony vocalists (credited as the "Gentlemen Boys") were Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, Zevon's longtime backers Waddy Wachtel and Jorge Calderon, and Linda Rondstadt/Stone Poneys guitarist Kenny Edwards.
This troubled heartache, it won't go away
I think there might be something wrong with me
I take a deep breath and maybe this dark cloud'll shake me
God, please don't forsake me, I might be crazy
Am I losing my mind?
Sometimes I feel like things are getting worse in time
If I try will You open my eyes?
And make me a part of You, like You're a friend of mine
Next time I'm losing my mind
I'll remember that to find my way out
Is just a waste of time
In place of all my mistakes
You've seen through the shadows above me
No one could ever love me like You
If I finish what I started
Or get swept under the carpet
I'll still be thankful for all You've done
I'll take a note to remind me
But You know where You can find me
I'll probably end up right back here again
Am I losing my mind?
Sometimes I feel like things are getting worse in time
If I try will You open my eyes?
And make me a part of You, like You're a friend of mine
Next time I'm losing my mind
I'll remember that to find my way out
Is just a waste of time
In place of all my mistakes
You've seen through the shadows above me
No one could ever love
I'll be everything that You want me to except for perfect
I'm trying hard just to understand Your plan for me
I'll be everywhere that You want me to, unless I fall
I'm just trying to get my life back again
So, next time I'm losing my mind
I'll remember that to find my way out
Is just a waste of time
In place of all my mistakes
You've seen through the shadows above me
No one could ever love me
Next time I'm losing my mind
I'll remember that to find my way out
Is just a waste of time
In place of all my mistakes
You've seen through the shadows above me
No one could ever love me like You
I think there might be something wrong with me
I take a deep breath and maybe this dark cloud'll shake me
God, please don't forsake me, I might be crazy
Am I losing my mind?
Sometimes I feel like things are getting worse in time
If I try will You open my eyes?
And make me a part of You, like You're a friend of mine
Next time I'm losing my mind
I'll remember that to find my way out
Is just a waste of time
In place of all my mistakes
You've seen through the shadows above me
No one could ever love me like You
If I finish what I started
Or get swept under the carpet
I'll still be thankful for all You've done
I'll take a note to remind me
But You know where You can find me
I'll probably end up right back here again
Am I losing my mind?
Sometimes I feel like things are getting worse in time
If I try will You open my eyes?
And make me a part of You, like You're a friend of mine
Next time I'm losing my mind
I'll remember that to find my way out
Is just a waste of time
In place of all my mistakes
You've seen through the shadows above me
No one could ever love
I'll be everything that You want me to except for perfect
I'm trying hard just to understand Your plan for me
I'll be everywhere that You want me to, unless I fall
I'm just trying to get my life back again
So, next time I'm losing my mind
I'll remember that to find my way out
Is just a waste of time
In place of all my mistakes
You've seen through the shadows above me
No one could ever love me
Next time I'm losing my mind
I'll remember that to find my way out
Is just a waste of time
In place of all my mistakes
You've seen through the shadows above me
No one could ever love me like You
Lyrics submitted by BrandNew1208
Waste of Time Lyrics as written by Stephony E. Smith Hailey Steele
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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