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60. Wasted Time
Thu Feb 1, 2018, 09:26 PM
Feb 2018

Well baby, there you stand
With your little head, down in your hand
Oh, my God, you can't believe it's happening again
Your baby's gone, and you're all alone
And it looks like the end

And you're back out on the street
And you're tryin' to remember
How do you start it over
You don't know if you can
You don't care much for a stranger's touch
But you can't hold your man

You never thought you'd be alone
This far down the line
And I know what's been on your mind
You're afraid it's all been wasted time

The autumn leaves have got you thinking
About the first time that you fell
You didn't love the boy too much, no, no
You just loved the boy to well, farewell

So you live day to day
And you dream about tomorrow, oh
And the hours go by like minutes
And the shadows come to stay
So you take a little something
To make them go away
I could have done so many things, baby
If I could only stop my mind
From wonderin' what I left behind
And from worrying 'bout this wasted time

Ooh, another love has come and gone
Ooh, and the years keep rushing on
I remember what you told me before you went out on your own
Sometimes to keep it together, we got to leave it alone

So you can get on with your search, baby
And I can get on with mine
And maybe someday we will find
That it wasn't really wasted time

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That's easy! Zoonart Jan 2018 #1
Lol, good one! mvd Jan 2018 #17
+1 nt Tree-Hugger Feb 2018 #56
All of the above AND Peaceful Easy Feeling FM123 Jan 2018 #2
No (n/t) PJMcK Jan 2018 #3
Seven Bridges Road. n/t ms liberty Jan 2018 #4
LOVE their harmonies ailsagirl Jan 2018 #18
Desperado ... has a sickening resonnance lately...it's always felt like a song of loss Moostache Jan 2018 #5
To be honest, I know only Linda Ronstadt's version ailsagirl Jan 2018 #20
God how I love her take on that song Botany Feb 2018 #81
I heard an amazing Irish mens group MuseRider Feb 2018 #57
There was something sweet and appealing about Randy ailsagirl Feb 2018 #71
It's one of my favorites. CentralMass Feb 2018 #80
There's so many! MontanaMama Jan 2018 #6
Thanks for posting! ailsagirl Jan 2018 #21
Hotel California wendyb-NC Jan 2018 #7
You know, that is a rather disturbing song-- the lyrics, I mean ailsagirl Jan 2018 #22
I've read that some of the lyrics are references to the Manson murders... lastlib Jan 2018 #34
The Last Resort shanny Jan 2018 #8
+1 unblock Jan 2018 #9
Yes! NotASurfer Jan 2018 #15
iirc the verses refer to Aspen, Malibu and Lahaina... shanny Jan 2018 #26
"Who will provide the Grand Design?..." lastlib Jan 2018 #35
I love those lyrics. LisaM Feb 2018 #77
wasted time unblock Jan 2018 #10
Yes-- sad, too ailsagirl Jan 2018 #23
Pretty Maids all in a Row w Joe Walsh nmgaucho Jan 2018 #11
Joe Walsh - Ordinary Average Guy mpcamb Feb 2018 #45
Life In The Fast Lane Dr Hobbitstein Jan 2018 #12
Everything said above - same lunasun Feb 2018 #58
new kid in town for its exquisite harmony and guitar play nt msongs Jan 2018 #13
Hotel California came on Pandora JUST as I got in the lounge! logosoco Jan 2018 #14
Peaceful Easy Feeling & Take It Easy red dog 1 Jan 2018 #16
Love Randy Meisner's HIGH voice, esp in Take it to the Limit ailsagirl Jan 2018 #19
He made a solo album that I have also... shanny Jan 2018 #27
I guess he can't really sing anymore ailsagirl Jan 2018 #32
Also great on Try and Love Again FiveGoodMen Jan 2018 #40
Exactly. I actually Jakes Progress Feb 2018 #62
One I didn't care for at first, but it has grown on me over the decades gratuitous Jan 2018 #24
Take It to the Limit Dulcinea Jan 2018 #25
Wonderful song-- I've been playing it to death ailsagirl Feb 2018 #44
That's easy none of them nt doc03 Jan 2018 #28
Bitter Creek ghostsinthemachine Jan 2018 #29
I've always liked "The Best of My Love" from On The Border Ohiogal Jan 2018 #30
the most passionate slow dance I ever had was to that song....... lastlib Feb 2018 #82
Take It Easy Chipper Chat Jan 2018 #31
:) ailsagirl Jan 2018 #33
Peaceful Easy Feeling for sentimental reasons Kali Jan 2018 #36
I'm partial to Hotel California. area51 Jan 2018 #37
Never cared for the Eagles, really, BUT... Dave Starsky Jan 2018 #38
Interesting... ailsagirl Jan 2018 #39
Desperado Beausoleil Jan 2018 #41
That really must have been something ailsagirl Feb 2018 #42
I love the song. LisaM Feb 2018 #78
get out of my cab KG Feb 2018 #43
someone has to do this... mulsh Feb 2018 #46
I read Felder's Book Heaven and Hell... ailsagirl Feb 2018 #47
Hahahahahahaha....glad there are like minded folks here Docreed2003 Feb 2018 #51
Which one is the shortest? NightWatcher Feb 2018 #48
I completely understand ailsagirl Feb 2018 #49
I was just being snarky. NightWatcher Feb 2018 #50
I did like Led Zeppelin but tired of them after too long ailsagirl Feb 2018 #63
I hate the fuckin' Eagles, man! The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #52
Liked most of their stuff up until Bernie Leadon left. After that, Hoyt Feb 2018 #53
Not sure its' my FAVORITE, but since nobodies named Randy's "Try and Love Again" mr_lebowski Feb 2018 #54
Sorry, just too many to pick. DinahMoeHum Feb 2018 #55
The Long Run. muntrv Feb 2018 #59
Wasted Time Liberal Veteran Feb 2018 #60
So many to choose from. 3catwoman3 Feb 2018 #61
I like that one too, only it's a rather long song! ailsagirl Feb 2018 #64
Did you know he has an album of... 3catwoman3 Feb 2018 #66
Really? Dylan? ailsagirl Feb 2018 #67
Yup - Dylan. 2009. 3catwoman3 Feb 2018 #68
Thanks for the link! ailsagirl Feb 2018 #69
I like so many of their songs Hayduke Bomgarte Feb 2018 #65
"In the City" Shrek Feb 2018 #70
Hotel California as performed by the Gipsy Kings egduj Feb 2018 #72
I'm a big Eagles fan so I have many favorites.... Upthevibe Feb 2018 #73
Is that the version that's in The Big Lebowski? n/t Upthevibe Feb 2018 #74
Get Over It Generic Brad Feb 2018 #75
My love for Get Over It is my dirty little secret. TomSlick Feb 2018 #79
Wasted Time. LisaM Feb 2018 #76
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