End of the Day
By: Beck Hansen
Written by: Beck Hansen

Version Of: End of the Day

This Version:
  • End of the Day (5:00)
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    Credits
    Justin Meldal-Johnsen: Bass (Electric)
    Roger Joseph Manning Jr.: Clavinet
    James Gadson: Drums
    Darrell Thorp: Engineer
    Nigel Godrich: Engineer, keyboards, Mix, Producer
    Beck Hansen: Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
    Smokey Hormel: Guitar (Slide)
    Joey Waronker: Percussion
 
Lyrics:
I've seen the end of the day come too soon
Not a lot to say, not a lot to do
You played the game, you owe nothing to yourself
Rest a day, for tomorrow you can't tell
You can't tell

I've seen the end of the day come too late
Seen the love you had turning into hate
Had to act like I didn't even care
But I did so I got stranded standing there
Standing there

It's nothing that I haven't seen before
But it still kills me like it did before
No it's nothing that I haven't seen before
But it still kills me like it did before

I've seen the end of the day come too soon
Like the prison dogs they set out after you
You owe nothing to the past but wasted time
To serve a sentence that was only in your mind
In your mind

It's nothing that I haven't seen before
But it still kills me like it did before
No it's nothing that I haven't seen before
But it still kills me like it did before
 
Live:

Played live 42 times:
Earliest known live version: August 2, 2002
Latest known live version: January 11, 2019