James TW - 10K Hours Lyrics
Every now and then
I wonder why I spend
time following the crowd
They say time's valuable
so we spend it in school
You build your career
like we're the ones who steer
but I'm wasting my days
I'd rather get a head start
and listen to my heart
but I'm afraid I've changed
And I know I'm not the only one
feels like they're not
where they belong
but I can't cause of my age
It's time to put the books away
I don't wanna stay in school
cause I'd be better off
putting in ten thousand hours
doing what I love
No, I don't wanna stay in school
cause I'd be better off
putting in ten thousand hours
doing what I love
Oh and if I stay
what difference will I make?
It's a shame to grease
then take a couple days
All the time I've lost
saying myself I'm not
Sitting, wondering
what's the opportunity cost
If I left
what if I fall off track
People telling me make sure you got a full back
It's a risk
that I'm willing to take
It could be the best mistake
that I ever made
And I know I'm not the only one
feels like they're not
where they belong
Waiting to make the world my stage
but I can't cause of my age
It's time to put the books away
I don't wanna stay in school
cause I'd be better off
putting in ten thousand hours
doing what I love
No, I don't wanna stay in school
cause I'd be better off
putting in ten thousand hours
doing what I love
I don't wanna stay in school
cause I'd be better off
putting in ten thousand hours
doing what I love
No, I don't wanna stay in school
cause I'd be better off
putting in ten thousand hours
doing what I love
I don't wanna stay in school
cause I'd be better off (be better off)
putting in ten thousand hours
doing what I love (doing what I love, oh)
No, I don't wanna stay in school
cause I'd be better off (I don't wanna stay)
putting in ten thousand hours
doing what I love (doing what I love)
putting in ten thousand hours
doing what I love (do what I love)
putting in ten thousand hours
doing what I love (I'd be doing what I adore)
putting in ten thousand hours
doing what I love (yeah yeah)
putting in ten thousand hours
doing what I love
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James TW 10K Hours Comments
I'm gonna send this link to the dean of law at my uni.
Thank you PETSMART.
Whoever disliked this video is either somebodies parents, or the teachers at my school.
Why is this exactly how I feel... I wanna go till I dont have to anymore then move away from my small town in Tennessee to a try my career... because I don’t want a normal job lol
Honestly I love all of his songs but especially this one, I have literally listened to this on repeat for days
He is really awesome! James sounds a lot like Ed Sheeran, yet his voice has a bit more of bass! Love it! I think more people should know his amazing album!!!
So true
Im in this song the crowd thats my year when he camd back to his old school.
am I the only one who feels like there is a kind of Ed Sheeran vibe here
love this song and you
I can't get over how talented he is
It's sad how much I relate to this song... :/
This song needs a lot more attention!!! What you say???
I don't want to stay in in school because I would be better of putting in 100,000 hours doing what I love! It's time to put the books away
this song gives me X by ed sheehan vibes... i love it, yes james!! xxx
The best song I’ve ever heard!!! I relate to this song so much
The best
I don't know why, but this song is so relatable to me. Personally.
i LOVE this!
I only got to see half his opening for Shawn in Glasgow cuz it took forever to get in but it was great
I'm going to play this out loud at my school
Good luck buddy
Saw you at pinkpop and now I'm obsessed, love it
2:30
it reminds me of fairly odd parents lmao
or somerthing like that i forgot the name
timmy turner IDK
Love this song so much!😻
💖💖💖💖💖
he deserves so much more attention
resembles my current mood perfectly 👌
Man, this is sooo good. It reminds me of Ed Sheeran hehehe
This is actually pretty catchy, and relatable in some ways 😏
you read the ten thousand hour rule?
Loved this in San Antonio
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell??????
I met him he's so loverly check the photos out on my insta : isthatsoph1
thank you shawn mendez for giving someone new to drool to lol 😍
I swear he won't be our little secret for long. 👏😭💙
Every now and then
I wonder why I spend
time following the crowd
They say time's valuable
so we spend it in school
cause they tell us that's how
You build your career
like we're the ones who steer
but I'm wasting my days
I'd rather get a head start
and listen to my heart
but I'm afraid I've changed
And I know I'm not the only one
feels like they're not
where they belong
Waiting to make the world my stage
but I can't cause of my age
It's time to put the books away
I don't wanna stay in school
cause I'd be better off
putting in ten thousand hours
doing what I love
No, I don't wanna stay in school
cause I'd be better off
putting in ten thousand hours
doing what I love
Oh and if I stay
what difference will I make?
It's a shame to grease
then take a couple days
All the time I've lost
saying myself I'm not
Sitting, wondering
what's the opportunity cost
If I left
what if I fall off track
People telling me make sure you got a full back
It's a risk
that I'm willing to take
It could be the best mistake
that I ever made
And I know I'm not the only one
feels like they're not
where they belong
Waiting to make the world my stage
but I can't cause of my age
It's time to put the books away
I don't wanna stay in school
cause I'd be better off
putting in ten thousand hours
doing what I love
No, I don't wanna stay in school
cause I'd be better off
putting in ten thousand hours
doing what I love
I don't wanna stay in school
cause I'd be better off
putting in ten thousand hours
doing what I love
No, I don't wanna stay in school
cause I'd be better off
putting in ten thousand hours
doing what I love
I don't wanna stay in school
cause I'd be better off (be better off)
putting in ten thousand hours
doing what I love (doing what I love, oh)
No, I don't wanna stay in school
cause I'd be better off (I don't wanna stay)
putting in ten thousand hours
doing what I love (doing what I love)
putting in ten thousand hours
doing what I love (do what I love)
putting in ten thousand hours
doing what I love (I'd be doing what I adore)
putting in ten thousand hours
doing what I love (yeah yeah)
putting in ten thousand hours
doing what I love
I remember watching him perform this in August 2015 and this was the one song that stuck out. I LOVED it when he performed it and tried to look it up when I got home but couldn't find it. Then I remembered him saying that it was new. I am so glad I got to see him open up for Hey Violet at the Troubadour!!!!
Every now and then I wonder why I spend time following the crowd
They say time is valuable so we spend it in school cause they tell us that's how
You build your career like we're the ones who steer but I'm wasting my days
I'd rather get a head start and listen to my heart but I'm afraid of change
I know I'm not the only one feels like they're not where they belong
Waiting to make the world my stage but I can't because of my age
It's time to put the books away
I don't wanna stay in school cause I'd be better off
Putting in 10, 000 Hours doing what I love
No, I don't wanna stay in school cause I'd be better off
Putting in 10, 000 Hours doing what I love
Oh and if I stay what difference will it make?
It's a shame to degrees don't take a couple days
All the time I've lost, tying myself in knots
Sitting wondering what's the opportunity cost?
If I left, what if I fall off track?
People telling me make sure you've got a fallback
It's a risk that I'm willing to take
It could be the best mistake that I ever make
I know I'm not the only one feels like they're not where they belong
Waiting to make the world my stage but I can't because of my age
It's time to put the books away
I don't wanna stay in school cause I'd be better off
Putting in 10, 000 Hours doing what I love
No, I don't wanna stay in school cause I'd be better off
Putting in 10, 000 Hours doing what I love
LOVE THIS SO MUCH ❤️🤘🏻
i swear I relate to this artist so much.... wowwwww
IM IN LOVE WITH THIS SONG
jess and gabriel brought me here
So amazing !!!!
I loved your show in San Antonio!!
HOW HAS THIS ONLY GOT 708 LIKES OMG WHAT
Is it only me who thinks he sounds exactly like Ed Sheeran😂
Chloë Scott I met him once at one of his concerts and I asked him who he writes his songs, he said he chose to follow the style of Ed Sheeran/ he is his main inspiration xx
Hi from Kyrgyzstan! Not only you, I also think that he sounds like Ed Sheeran yet his voice has more bass sound =)
this guy needs so much more attention! he's so talented!
you were amazing in Portugal!
I am obsessed with u since the shawn concert in wa
THE FIRST TIME I HEARD THIS SONG WAS IN UNCASVILLE CT AT THE MOHEGAN SUN ARENA AND SINCE THEN IVE LISTENED TO IT ABOUT 100 TIME
You were amazing in Toronto!
Was amazing in Toronto !!
Right! It was stuck in my head the whole day :)
Tonight show at Toronto was a blast! You're unbelievably talented!!
This was absolutely amazing live <3
idk why but this reminds me of Nina by Ed Sheeran
I finally found you 😂💖 I didn't know you until when I went to the Shawn mendes concert but you are a great singer 💖 love your songs
You were great last night !!
omg the best singer since ed sheering absolutely love this guy. x
I'm so in love with this song, you're going to make it big someday because you're so talented
Ed Sheeran + James Bay = James TW
+ John Mayer's instrumentals
most accurate thing I have heard this week
Shelby Hill I thought this was Ed Sheehan when I looked up this song
Saw you yesterday and I loved you!!!
This song lowkey reminds me of Another Brick In The Wall but I love it so much 😩
I saw you in San Diego and you and Shawn were both amazing. Definitely listening to you on a daily basis 💕
+Sofia Salgado I know!! They both inspire me to go into the music industry
+Madison Myers I KNOOOW!! Actually, over the past year I've been learning how to play guitar and I thought of, you know, start uploading videos on YouTube, or Vine, even on Instagram but my problem is... my voice is even worse than my problems so I kinda lost 0.05% of inspiration but I still have hopes
+Sofia Salgado what's your Instagram because I've been learning guitar and am going to post videos on there or make a seperate account. If you don't mind:)
+Madison Myers I don't at all. ☺️ it's sofiaassalgado, how about yours?
+Sofia Salgado mine is Myers.35.m
YOU WERE AMAZING IN DALLASS!!! LOVE YOU
I love this song omg
OMG you are amazing! I saw you just last night in Atlanta with Shawn and I loved it!!
James was it one of the parents of the choir at your school that unliked it, coz if it is you need to talk to your headmaster so he can call them up and tell them off. It's not good parenting.
I agree with this song. So much
Sounds like Ed sheen
2 dislikes are someone's mum and dad
you know this is the first song that I heard that made me love your talent. It relates so much to me and it called out to me. I heard it for the first time in September at Shawn's Shepherds Bush concert. It is amazing. Love that you had your old school's choir singing in this. It is amazing, was so happy when you uploaded the video on your insta of them all. It sounds so amazing, they are brilliant, not sure I've seen an artist do something like this before. Inspiration. And That electric guitar tho. I'm obsessed with Electric it makes me go wild and it is literally my shit, you know? haha
Saw you in London on Friday and really liked it 👍🏽🎙👌🏼
You were amazing in London! That was the first time I had heard your music and I feel in love straight away 💘😻😘x
same, at the shawn mendes concert
you are amazing. you'r even better in real❤ im happy that i could take a picture with you💕
I loved this song live in Milan at Shawn's world tour.. You were amazing i will never forget that incredible show, come back in Milan please, i need you😍😍
You were amazing in Madrid! You are such an amazing musician and singer, and your beatboxing tho...*.* Although I arrived a bit late I loved your performance♡
yesterday you got my heart at shawn gig in Madrid. that ed sheeran and pasanger vibe; i love it.
good luck darling and hope to see you soon with your own gig.
BTW, i just bought your ep and it's lit
I remember that you sang this song on Friday in Norway. You are incredible I love your songs. hope I see you again sometime and good luck.
He has like an ed sheeran vibe and I love it.
You are a great artist!!❤️ i loved your show in Oslo😍🙌🏼
100th like!!!! Can't believe there isn't more people here!!
Been waiting since September for this ngl
Maybe it's just this song, but I suddenly feel like he sounds a Little like Ed Sheeran!
well think of him as a combo of ed and Mayer. pretty sure their big.influences on his.sound
You're AMAZING ! I'm very proud to be one of your fan.
kisses from Parid
so good! can't wait to see you in Portugal
i remember this live when i saw shawn
me too *-*
Me too I saw him yesterday and now I'm obsessed
So is the album out yet?
Love it! So happy there's a recorded version!! Amazing job James!
Joox pls💛💛💛😍😍😍😍
James❤❤❤