[Verse 1] (Lazy, warbly Telecaster picking over a slow, thumping bassline and a dry, ticking hi-hat) Staring at the ceiling fan turning round and round, Watching dust particles settling on the ground. Got a list of things that I was supposed to do, Stuck 'em in a drawer and I lost the glue. Coffee on the counter getting bitter and cold, Feeling twenty-five going on a hundred years old. Sun's going down, stars coming out... Forgot what I was even thinking about. [Chorus] (Guitars drop into a fuzzy, mid-forward crunch; vocals turn into a slurred, raspy drawl) To waste time... To waste time... Yeah, to waste time... To waste time! Got nowhere to be and nothing to find, Just sitting right here trying to lose my mind! To waste time... [Verse 2] (Loose, swinging drum beat kicks in, tambourine shaking softly) Counting all the cracks running up the wall, Waiting for a phone call that I hope don't call. Boots on the couch with the heels kicked back, Watching little trains running on a toy track. Clock on the microwave blinking twelve-o-clock, Key sitting idle in a rusty front lock. Don't call it a waste if I'm doing it right, Burning up the day just to swallow up the night. [Chorus] (Full band garage swing, doubled vocals) To waste time... To waste time... Yeah, to waste time... To waste time! Got nowhere to be and nothing to find, Just sitting right here trying to lose my mind! To waste time... [Bridge] (Music strips back to just the overdriven bass pulse and a lazy snare hit) Tick... tock... Looking at the clock. Tick... tock... Sitting on a rock. What’s the rush? Where’s the fire? Throw another hour right into the pyre! [Chorus] (Explosive fuzz guitars and room-mic drums, half-shouted delivery) To waste time! To waste time! Yeah, to waste time! To waste time! Got nowhere to be and nothing to find, Just sitting right here trying to lose my mind! [Outro] (Guitars warble out of tune; tempo drags slower and slower) To waste time... Yeah... just wasting time. Killing the clock... To waste time. (Ends on a long, lingering amp hum and the sound of a ticking clock decaying)
