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An Awful Thing to Waste Lyrics by Supertramp

Free as a Bird

1987

So maybe you could do with a break
You've had about all you can take
You need to find somewhere you can run to
Somewhere a long way from here
Somewhere where the skies are all clear
Somewhere you can think all your thoughts through
It took a long time to make me understand
You gotta meet life and shake it by the hand
You gotta use your emotion
You talk a nice line to put your mind at ease
You want to sit back and count your memories
But that's no solution
I don't want to harp about it
But what you gonna do about it?
Look at how you're set in your ways
You used to be so willing to face
Any find of problem before you
Life is not as long as you think
Open up your mind and you'll see
Don't destroy yourself I implore you
You've got a fine wife, a perfect family
You had it all planned to live so carefully
But where does it get you
They say the mind is an awful thing to waste
And that's a fact that you must come to face
What more can I tell you?
I don't want to harp about it
But what you gonna do about it?
You have everything you that need
You only have to try to succeed
And realize it's all waiting for you
Living life this way is a bust
If you have to suffer you must
Don't you know we want to applaud you
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Supertramp

Supertramp

About “An Awful Thing to Waste” by Supertramp

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"An Awful Thing to Waste" is credited to Supertramp. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"An Awful Thing to Waste" appears on "Free as a Bird" in 1987.

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