Wasted Time

Keith Urban

About Wasted Time

"Wasted Time" is a song co-written and recorded by New Zealand-born Australian country music artist Keith Urban. It was released on 4 April 2016 as the third single from his 2016 album Ripcord.


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2016
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The rain is coming down tonight
I'm smiling looking at this photograph
I hear that song and I'm flying right back
To when we had it made
Every Friday night when the sun went down
We'd be running them streets like we owned the town

And I just can't let it go, no, I just can't let it go
I wonder if you ever think about it like I do
Seven kids on my two lane road
Had the guns on the radio
After all this time it still feels so good

When I think about those summer nights
Singing out the window, on the back roads, Sweet Child of Mine
Sipping on the local's spark of light
Ain't it funny how the best days of my life
Was all that wasted time
All that wasted time

Out of nowhere, it slipped away
And the rope by the river hangs silently
And the town that I knew ain't nothing like it used to be
Ah, I can't explain
They took all the color from the picture frame
And the days got sold to the greed and the game

But I just can't let it go, no, I just can't let it go
I wonder if you ever think about it like I do
Seven kids on my two lane road
We had the guns on the radio
After all this time it still feels so good

When I think about those summer nights
Singing out the window, on the back roads, Sweet Child of Mine
Sipping on the local's spark of light
Ain't it funny how the best days of my life
Was all that wasted time 
All that wasted time
Swinging on the line
Living all that wasted time
Hey, hey, now

Summer dresses rained on the hood of the car
Only music that we had was out the left speaker
We were living every second 'til the time ran out
We had nothing but we had it all
When I think about those summer night
Sneaking out the window, running back roads
Your hand in mine
We were going nowhere, we were so alive
Uh huh, ain't it crazy how the best days of my life
Was all that wasted time 
All that wasted time
We were swinging out on the line
Living all that wasted time
Hey, you know oh
Don't you feel it coming on back now

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Keith Urban

Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967) is a New Zealand-born Australian country music singer, songwriter and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States, Canada and Australia. Urban was born in New Zealand and began his career in Australia at an early age. In 1991, he released a self-titled debut album, and charted four singles in Australia before moving to the United States in 1992. Eventually, Urban found work as a session guitarist before starting a band known as The Ranch, which recorded one studio album on Capitol Records and charted two singles on the Billboard country charts. more »

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Written by: KEITH URBAN, GREG WELLS, JAMES ABRAHART

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group

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10 facts about this song

Genre Classification
"Wasted Time" is a song in the country-pop genre, blending acoustic stylings typical of country music with pop elements.
Production Fact
The song was produced by Keith Urban himself and long-time collaborator, Dann Huff.
Album Information
"Wasted Time" is included in Keith Urban's ninth studio album, "Ripcord," which was released in 2016.
Song Writers
"Wasted Time" was co-written by Australian country music singer Keith Urban, Greg Wells, and American pop singer-songwriter James Michael “J Mike” Abrahart Jr.
Chart Success
The song was a commercial success, reaching number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, and peaking at number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Music Video
The music video for "Wasted Time" was directed by John Urbano and features an energetic house party scene as well as Keith playing guitar on a roof against a backdrop of the city.
Grammy Nomination
"Wasted Time" was nominated for the 2017 Grammy award for Best Country Solo Performance.
Song Theme
The song takes a nostalgic look back at youth, with lyrics about "wasting time" enjoying life's experiences that, in the grand scheme of things, aren't really a waste at all.
Crossover Success
Like much of Keith Urban's music, "Wasted Time" was successful in crossing over from country radio to pop, showcasing Urban's wide-reaching appeal.
Signature Sound
The song features banjo riffs mixed with a driving electronic beat, a sonic combination that has become a signature Keith Urban sound.

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