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It’s Another Wasted Year from the album STORMY WEATHER by ‘Les Paul’s’ (The Paul’s) released 4 March 2026 HERE.
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The song has a classic blues structure, moving from a personal struggle to a narrative story, and finally back to a universal feeling of being lost.
It is a soulful, melancholic R&B/Blues narrative that explores the cyclical nature of regret, failed romance, and the struggle for self-improvement.
The song follows a protagonist who feels swallowed by the world—trapped in a metaphorical “hole” where their voice goes unheard. The lyrical journey centers on a chance encounter at a train station that leads to a tumultuous relationship. While the love interest initially offers a path toward stability (urging him to “get clean” and “live in reality”), the dynamic quickly sours. The advice becomes a burden, and the relationship ends in a stinging betrayal that leaves the narrator physically and emotionally crippled.
The lyrics highlight the frustration of making the same New Year’s resolutions year after year, only to end up back in the same emotional “hole.”
The protagonist tries to change for someone else, but the pressure and the eventual heartbreak lead back to a sense of defeat.
References to “Old Lang Syne,” “Bonny Bridge,” and “Gibtown” evoke a longing for a simpler time or a “sign” from a leader, contrasting sharply with the gritty reality of “pimps” and “crutches.”
The song concludes on a note of weary acceptance. Despite the vow to change, the narrator admits his own human fallibility, ending exactly where he started—shouting into the void.
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It’s Another Wasted Year lyrics
Feels like the world has swallowed me whole
I’m down in this hole and no one knows
I try to shout out but no one hears
It’s been just yet another lost and wasted year
I was on the train just passing through
You were at the station and I saw you
I only intended to stop for a while
But I was hooked on that beautiful smile
Told me about those rainy Sundays
When it was a day of rest
Walking to church along the bye way
Avoiding the puddles in her Sunday best
She told me to get a job and get clean
And to live in reality and not in dreams
To eat properly and not drink so many beers
Maybe she’s right, It’s been just yet another lost and wasted year
All this advice just made my head spin
Making me unsure what world I was living in
I tried my best to obey and to please
Hey darling, just get offa my back oh jeez
But our relationship left me with a limp
Then she gave my crutch to her friendly pimp
I wasn’t enough, that’s more than clear
It’s been just one of those lost and wasted years
Old Lang Syne at Bonny Bridge watching the sky
Over to Gibtown watching the old trapeze artists fly
Wish we could get the music back in time
Wish there was a leader that would give us a sign
Next year will be better for sure I say
I vow to change my ways every day
I said the same last year I know it’s true
But I’m just a man, what can I do, what can I do
This year the world swallowed me whole
I’m still down in this hole and no one knows
I’m trying to shout but no one hears
It’s been just yet another lost and wasted year
Just yet another lost and wasted year
A lost and wasted year
Music composed and performed by Paul Odiase BMI No. 1252265 (Switzerland)
Song lyrics by Paul Robert Thomas PRS No. 497904008 (London)
PRS Tunecode: 938831HP
Audiosparx licensing Catalog ID: 1390880 ISRC: US5UL2614687
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