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Watching the Wheels Lyrics by John Lennon
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- Recording: “Watching the Wheels” is credited to John Lennon.
- Released: Oct 9, 2020 on “GIMME SOME TRUTH.”.
- Length: The recording runs 3:32.
- Genre: Filed under Rock.
- Lyrics: This page has 34 lyric lines and 48 timed cues.
- Chart: No dated chart rank is attached yet.
- Karaoke: Timed playback is ready on this page.
- Written by: John Lennon.
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The stored release association is “GIMME SOME TRUTH.”, dated 2020-10-09, with a duration of 3:32.
Watching the Wheels lyrics by John Lennon
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0:11People say I'm crazy
0:16Doin' what I'm doin'
0:20♪
0:22Well, they give me all kinds of warnings
0:27To save me from ruin
0:31♪
0:34When I say that I'm okay
0:37Well, they look at me kinda strange
0:40Surely you're not happy now
0:43You no longer play the game
0:47♪
0:49People say I'm lazy
0:53Dreamin' my life away
0:57♪
1:00Well, they give me all kinds of advice
1:05Designed to enlighten me
1:09♪
1:11When I tell them that I'm doin' fine
1:15Watchin' shadows on the wall
1:18Don't you miss the big time, boy?
1:20You're no longer on the ball
1:24♪
1:28I'm just sittin' here watchin' the wheels go round and round
1:35I really love to watch them roll
1:40No longer ridin' on the merry-go-round
1:45♪
1:49I just had to let it go
1:54♪
2:03People askin' questions
2:08Lost in confusion
2:11♪
2:14Well, I tell them there's no problem
2:19Only solutions
2:23♪
2:26Well, they shake their heads
2:27And they look at me as if I've lost my mind
2:32I tell them there's no hurry
2:34I'm just sittin' here doin' time
2:38♪
2:43I'm just sittin' here watchin' the wheels go round and round
2:49I really love to watch them roll
2:54No longer ridin' on the merry-go-rounds
3:00♪
3:03I just had to let it go
3:07♪
3:09I just had to let it go
3:15I just had to let it go
3:18♪
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Watching the Wheels song profile
“Watching the Wheels” by John Lennon is identified here by its recording fields, credits, chart snapshot and synchronized lyric data. Continue with more John Lennon lyrics and songs, or compare this recording with other Rock song lyrics.
- Oct 9, 2020Released
- 3:32Length
- 34Lyric lines
- 48Timed cues
- 187sTimed span
- Lyric record matched as “Watching the Wheels” by John Lennon
- 48 ordered lyric timestamps verified
- Karaoke follow-along playback enabled
- Recording identified by ISRC GBUM72004344
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Release record
The matched recording is associated with “GIMME SOME TRUTH..” The earliest source-linked release date stored for this version is 2020-10-09. The duration attached to the recording is 3:32. The available writing credit lists John Lennon. The matched ISRC is GBUM72004344.
Lyric structure
This transcription is organized into 8 text sections with 34 readable lines. This edition carries 48 timed lyric cues spanning about 187 seconds. The text repeats 3 line patterns; those returns are tracked as structure, not padded with an invented interpretation. During playback, the saved offset corrects the difference between video time and the lyric timeline.
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- Album / release
- GIMME SOME TRUTH.
- Released
- 2020-10-09
- Length
- 3:32
- Written by
- John Lennon
- ISRC
- GBUM72004344
- Recording source
- MusicBrainz record ↗
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