You’re Wasting Time

©1998  Jenny Brooklin, piano arrangement by Guy Williamson

 

verse 1

You don’t know what I’ve been through

you haven’t walked an inch in my shoes

you can’t even pretend to

I can see you looking

but you just don’t see me

 

Chorus:

You’re wasting time

you’ve got your one face on

while the other one looks on -

it’s giving me the evil eye

Stop wasting time -

looking with those fogged-up glasses

that you just can’t see through

you need to clear your point of view

 

verse 2

I know just what you’re thinking

you’re judging me for the things that I do

you know that ship is sinking

to leave you treading water

with no land to swim to 

Chorus

Verse 3

You judge the way I’m talking

but you don’t hear me

you judge the way I’m walking

but do you know where I’m going?

you’re picking out my flaws

but you don’t pay attention

 

Build:

to the beauty in me

or the love that I see

or what makes it worthwhile

to be with me

to the music in me

or my heart’s poignancy

that it makes my eyes shine

when you reach out for me 

 

am I coming through?

-I hope I’m getting to you now

am I coming through to you?

-I hope I’m getting to you now

 

stop wasting time

you’re wasting precious time

ya

piano solo

do do do do

ya

 

build:

so listen up

you aren’t that in touch with me

(you aren’t that in touch with me, man)

you can size me up

but you won’t be seeing me

(no you won’t be seeing reality)

stop wasting time

you’re wasting precious time

oh ho

ya ya ya

(I’m imploring you to stop judging me and get on with your life)

Outro

But here I am

and here I stay

and I guess I’m gonna stay

that way

here I am and here I stay

and I guess I’m gonna stay

that way

(and the world around caters to judging their neighbors and sizing up strangers and just rearranging her life, to suit a man, oh no Lord I don't think I can)

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