Wasting My Time
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Releases
- The White Stripes (1999)
- Under Moorhead Lights All Fargo Night (2011)
- Live in Mississippi (2011)
Other Appearances
Credits
Performers
- Jack White: electric guitar, lead vocals
- Meg White: drums
Production
- Originally performed by The White Stripes.
- Written by Jack White and Meg White.
- Produced by Jack White.
- Co-produced and engineered by Jim Diamond.
- Recorded in January 1999 at Ghetto Recorders, Cass Corridor, Detroit.
Meaning
- From SongMeanings: "He's with a girl that is fleeting. He knows it's probably not gonna work out, but he's enjoying every minute he has with her. Even though he might be wasting his time, nothing could be better. [In the second verse,] I think he's looking back, reminiscing on the good times, but mainly looking for what happened to their love. [In the third verse,] I think he came to the conclusion that he was the one that fucked up and let her go -- it wasn't her that was the problem, so he's laughing at himself for being so blind and stupid."
Band Quotes
Trivia
- Live guitar: The Airline in standard tuning.
Lyrics
And if I'm wasting my time, then nothing could be better than hanging on the line, and waiting for an honest word forever.
And if you're saying goodbye, please don't you think me bitter, for recalling every rhyme from the book, the page, the line, the word, the letter...
Well, the window's turning blue, and the water's everflowing. And I hope I'm not a fool for laughing at myself as you were going.
