Allman Brothers: Ain't Wastin' Time No More Meaning

Song Released: 1972

Ain't Wastin' Time No More Lyrics

Last Sunday morning
The sunshine felt like rain
Week before
They all seemed the same
With the help of God and true friends
I come to realize
I still had two strong legs
And even wings to fly
And oh I, ain't wastin time no more
'Cause...

1. anonymous

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   Feb 22nd 2012 !⃝

   At least it has WASTE in the title.. :-)
   
   Wasted Words by The Allman Brothers
   
   Can you tell me, tell me, friend, just exactly where I've been?
   Is that so much to ask? I'll pay you back no matter what the task.
   You seem really sure 'bout something I don't know...
   take that load off, looks like your chest's about to go.
   Your wasted words already been heard, are you really God, yes or no?
   
   He is asking his girlfriend what is up. He is calling her "friend" because he is mad at her. He is saying, "Listen 'friend', what are you doing to me?" It sounds as if she has put him through a very horrendous experience. He is wondering if it is too much to ask of her to speak her truth. He's saying, "If you are honest with me I'll be honest with you." I think he truly loves her and he is angry that she has been treating him so poorly. He tells her that she seems really sure about SOMETHING but she never tells him what it is to his face. This confuses him a lot. He is saying, "I think you have a load on your chest and it is about to blow. If you don't become honest about what you have said to me, your words will be wasted." Then he asks her is she thinks she is god. What could this mean? A force that flows toward the positive? Yes or No?
   
   Well, all day and half the night you're walkin' round lookin' such a fright.
   Is it me or is it you? I'd make a wager and I'd hope to lose.
   Time's gone, looks like Rome is 'bout to fall,
   Next time take the elevator, please don't crawl.
   Your wasted words so absurd, are you really Satan, yes or no?
   
   She looks like a ghost to him. This might mean he hasn't seen her in a really long time. He's wondering which one of them is the real ghost him or her.. He wants to make a bet with her which means he would bet her that SHE is the ghost. He wants to lose, meaning he wants her to be alive and well because he loves her so much. He wants her to win the bet and pick him for her man. He wants her to be on top. He wants her to help him because he feels terrible. He obviously wants to be with her and that is why he wrote this song. He is angry and hopeless in this verse and he says, "Your time has run out." He says Rome is about to crumble. He is scolding her directly on & in between the lines. He is saying, "HURRY UP and make up your mind if you love me or not. You KNOW how I feel. Next time speed it up and don't crawl like an inchworm to me, damn you woman. You make me sooo very irate. Are you truly Satan? Yes or No?" He wants her to answer his questions.
   
   Well, I ain't no saint and you sure as hell ain't no savior,
   Every other Christmas I would practice good behavior.
   That was then, this is now, don't ask me to be Mister Clean,
   'cause baby, I don't know how.
   Ring my phone 'bout ten more times, we will see,
   find that broke down line and let it be.
   Your wasted words will never be heard, go on home baby and watch it on TV.
   
   Here he is just saying, "I'm me. I am who I am. Love me or leave me. I am not 'perfect' and I never will be. I'll try to be 'good' once every other year. If you need me to be absolutely perfect, I can't be. I get mad & I'm mad at you. You make me not want to talk to you anymore. If you keep calling me and stringing me along and breaking my heart over and over again, our communication will break down. Then your words will never be heard and you can just go watch TV cuz it seems as if you love the media and painful drama and frankly I just don't. Do you hear me? I am seriously tired of your antics and I am pissed off now."
   
   Weekday soap-box speciality, you know what I'm talkin' 'bout now,
   By the way, this song's for you, sincerely, me.
   
   Here he is saying, "You've made my life a soap opera and I am the blind man with the leading role. You shot me. I sit in the hospital, awaiting ANYTHING... my death, family, friends, truth, healing and I receive NOTHING. This is getting old for me. You are a mean woman. BTW, this song is for you, from ME."
   
   I think he's worried all of his words have been wasted on her deaf ears. Maybe he's blind and she's deaf and this makes for a tricky relationship. It's an attempt at a guess. I have no idea.. Just be nice to me because I AM TIRED & IT'S DIFFICULT TO SMILE

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