2nd Place | “Time Well Wasted”

2nd Place
“Time Well Wasted”
Marc Christian & John Schweers
Franklin, Tennessee

Videos by American Songwriter

That Kentucky moon said “go on”
And we headed for the great unknown
Two crazy kids having a crazy time
We got lost in Texas, wound up in Arizona
Found the Grand Canyon, broke down in Sedona
And I took your picture next to that California sign
Got souvenirs from Malibu
Good suntans and cheap tattoos
And that ocean breeze got us a little intoxicated
It was time well wasted

(Chorus)
That was the year we fell in love
Saw America from a pickup truck
We both turned 19 out on the road
Saw the Statue of Liberty standing tall
Swore we saw Elvis at a Memphis mall
We played guitar for tips when we were broke
Yeah, whenever there was a rainbow we would chase it
It was time well wasted

We’d both call home every now and then
Tell ‘em where we were and where we’d been
My folks were disappointed and yours were mad
They all thought we should go to college
Settle down and get some knowledge
We were throwing away the best chance we ever had
But we needed time and needed space
And Montana skies swept us away
Every time we kissed we knew we’d make it
It was time well wasted

That was the year we fell in love
Saw America from a pickup truck
We both turned 19 out on the road
Did some skiing in Sun Valley
Rode motorcycles in a Baja rally
Snuck backstage and shook hands with Sheryl Crow
Heard a choir in Mississippi sing Rock of Ages
It was time well wasted

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Yeah whenever there was a rainbow we would chase it
Life don’t have to be that complicated
If it’s time well wasted

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