Wasted Time
Reflections on Missed Moments and Wasted Time
Lyrics
I feel like every gift my mama gave me
I feel regret for not appreciating or respecting the valuable things my mother gave me.
I either took for granted or abused
I either didn't recognize or misused the gifts my mother provided.
And even though she took her time
Despite my mother's efforts and patience, she invested time in me.
She cast her pearls before swine
She offered precious things to someone who didn't appreciate their value (cast pearls before swine).
And in the end I let myself get used
I allowed myself to be used or taken advantage of, ultimately wasting her efforts.
Oh she wasted her time
I acknowledge that my mother wasted her time on me.
She cast her pearls just so
She gave away valuable things without receiving proper appreciation or understanding.
Oh and I wasted my life
I regret squandering my life.
And doncha think I don' t know
I am aware of my mistakes; don't assume that I am oblivious.
Well a farmer cast his seed in the field
A metaphor describing how opportunities were given but were not utilized.
And the wind it blew it onto the road
Despite fertile ground, external factors have hindered growth.
And even though it's fertile ground
Although there is potential, it has been neglected and damaged.
Oh it's been trampled and a pounded
Referring to wasted potential and the impossibility of positive outcomes.
And there's no way anything can grow
Efforts were in vain due to unfavorable circumstances.
Oh he wasted his life
A realization of a life wasted, similar to the farmer's seed being unproductive.
When the wind it did blow
When challenges arose, I failed to make the most of my opportunities.
Oh and I wasted my time
I acknowledge that I wasted my time.
And doncha think I don't know
Don't assume I am unaware of my mistakes.
Well a man he gave his servant a gold piece
A man entrusted resources to his servant, expecting growth.
And he said do your best to make it grow
One servant multiplied the resources, while the other showed minimal results.
And one came back with five
A sense of vitality and achievement from utilizing opportunities effectively.
And he felt so alive
One individual failed to make the most of the given resources.
And the other just the one to show
Comparing the contrasting outcomes of utilizing opportunities.
Oh he wasted his gold
Regret over not making the most of the entrusted resources.
He buried it in the ground
Instead of utilizing resources, they were buried and wasted.
And as for me I'm gettin' old
Expressing a sense of aging and the awareness of time passing.
And doncha think I don't know
I am conscious of my mistakes and wasted opportunities.
Oh and sometimes when I drive
Contemplating dark thoughts while driving, considering a drastic action.
I wanna swerve to the left
An impulse to veer towards negativity or self-destruction.
Take a dive straight to hell
The desire to descend into a negative state, leaving loved ones in sorrow.
And leave my mother bereft
Expressing a moment of intense contemplation about a drastic decision.
But no, no, no
A realization that such a drastic decision is not the right way to go.
That's no way to go
Rejecting a destructive path because it would be a waste for others.
Cuz then they wasted their time
A reminder that others have also wasted their time and resources.
And they wasted their gold
Highlighting the universal theme of wasted time and opportunities.
And let the wind cast their seed
Referring to the consequences of neglecting opportunities and sowing seeds carelessly.
And doncha think I don' t know
A reminder that the consequences of wasted time are not unknown to the speaker.
Oh, that they wasted their time
An acknowledgment that others, like the speaker, have wasted their time.
They wasted their time
Repetition emphasizing the universal theme of wasted time and regrets.
Oh and I wasted my life
A reflection on the speaker's own life wasted.
And doncha think I don't know
Reiteration that the speaker is aware of their wasted life and missed opportunities.
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