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Artist: Chris Cornell
Canonical path: /chris-cornell/watching-the-wheels
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Watching the Wheels
Read Watching the Wheels lyrics by Chris Cornell on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Watching the Wheels
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People say I'm crazy
Doin' what I'm doin'
Well, they give me all kinds of warnings
To save me from ruin
And when I say that I'm okay
They look at me kinda strange
Surely, you're not happy now
You no longer play the game
People say I'm lazy
Dreaming my life away
Well, they give me all kinds of advice
Designed to enlighten me
And when I tell them that I'm doing fine
Watching shadows on the wall
Don't you miss the big time, boy?
You're no longer on the ball
I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go 'round and 'round
I really love to watch them roll
No longer riding on the merry-go-round
I just had to let it go
I just had to let it go
People ask me questions
Lost in confusion
Well, I tell them there's no problem
Only solutions
Well, they shake their heads and they look at me
As if I've lost my mind
I tell them there's no hurry
I'm just sitting here, doin' time
I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go 'round and 'round
I really love to watch them roll
No longer riding on the merry-go-round
I just had to let it go
I just had to let it go
I just had to let it go
Just had to let it go
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Chris Cornell performs "Watching the Wheels", and this lyric page sits inside the Chris Cornell catalog on LyroVerse.
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