Wasted Time – English Lyrics

• By: Kings Of Leon

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

It's your life

Don't you let 'em tell you when to bat your eyes

You're the only one who's gonna sacrifice

Makes no difference if you're right or wrong

Take that ride

But I want your little sister by your side

Maybe little later we can all collide

Do our livin' like a rollin' stone

Time on me is wasted time

Time on me is wasted time

Time on me is wasted time

Time on me is wasted

Innocent smile

Runnin' free

Baby's gonna give it like it used to be

Baby's gonna give it like it used to be

Show your face

Livin' in the shadows like you got no name

Enough to make a little girly go insane

Be my guest to let it out tonight

It's okay

I know all about the little games you play

Shakin' your apple right in my face

Only when you know that I'm beggin' fort a bite

Time on me is wasted time

Time on me is wasted time

Time on me is wasted time

Time on me is wasted

Innocent smile

Runnin' free

Baby's gonna give it like it used to be

Baby's gonna give it like it used to be

...

Time on me is wasted time

Time on me is wasted time

Time on me is wasted time

Time on me is

I wanna get your mom

I wanna get your pa

I wanna tell every body

That this is what I saw

So won't you show your face

(Show your face)

Your little apple shake

(Show your face)

I know the love you gave

(Show your face)

I know the love you take

(Show your face)

Innocent smile

Runnin' free

Baby's gonna give it like it used to be

Innocent smile

Runnin' free

Baby's gonna give it like it used to be

Baby's gonna give it like it used to be

Baby's gonna give it like it used to be

Baby's gonna give it like it used to be

...

Key Grammar Structures

• It's your life

  ➔ Contraction

  ➔ The apostrophe in 'It's' is a contraction of 'It is', a common informal form.

• Don't you let 'em tell you when to bat your eyes

  ➔ Negative contraction + Subject-Verb Inversion

  ➔ 'Don't you' is a negative contraction with subject-verb inversion for emphasis, typical in questions or exhortations.

• You're the only one who's gonna sacrifice

  ➔ Contraction + Relative Pronoun

  ➔ 'You're' and 'who's' are contractions. 'Who's' acts as a relative pronoun introducing a clause.

• Makes no difference if you're right or wrong

  ➔ Subject-Verb Agreement in Inversion

  ➔ The verb 'makes' agrees with the singular subject 'difference', even in inversion.

• Time on me is wasted time

  ➔ Passive Voice

  ➔ 'Is wasted' is in the passive voice, emphasizing the action rather than the doer.

• Baby's gonna give it like it used to be

  ➔ Contraction + Future Construction

  ➔ 'Baby's gonna' is a contraction of 'Baby is going to', used for future tense.

• I know all about the little games you play

  ➔ Present Simple with Adverbial Clause

  ➔ 'I know' is in the present simple, and 'the little games you play' is an adverbial clause of content.

• Shakin' your apple right in my face

  ➔ Apostrophe for Informal Contraction

  ➔ 'Shakin'' is an informal contraction of 'shaking', common in colloquial language.