John Mayer - Tracing Lyrics






Do you ever get the feelin'
That we started in the middle?
Or have you ever had the sense
That we've been lying just a little?
I mean come on
Its not like we've known ourselves that long

And I can't say I really blame you for being bored with the beginning
Always staring at the score to figure out who's barely winning
But don't you know
There is a reason strong, move slow

And I'm okay
If you're okay with wasting time
But when you trace
You always see the bottom line

We are tracing
I hope you know
We are tracing
And if you want to know the moment
I knew that I was still alone
I found I never learned your number
I only stored it in my phone
You'd think by now
Id know the shape of calling home

And I'm okay
If you're okay with wasting time
But when you trace
You always see the bottom line

We are tracing
I hope you know
We are tracing
Were both alone
We are tracing
We are tracing

Did you ever get the feeling
That we started in the middle?
Or have you ever had the sense
That we've been lying just a little?
I mean come on
Its not like we've knew ourselves that long





Other Lyrics by Artist

Rand Lyrics

Last Posts

John Mayer Tracing Comments
  1. M.... C....

    Amazing

  2. d.... ....

    Normal person composes this: *Holy shit, this is great! I gotta publish it*
    John Mayer composes this: *meh*

  3. M.... P....

    1:34 "And if you want to know the moment, I knew that I was still alone, I found I'd never learned your number, I only stored it in my phone. You'd think by now, I'd know the shape of calling home" Phenomenal songwriting!

  4. a.... ....

    This will forever be a favorite. I bought this album as an import years and years just for this song.

  5. Z.... ....

    Awesome!

  6. l.... ....

    what does he mean by tracing? 🤔

  7. v.... o....

    Tracing
    John Mayer
    do you ever get the feelin
    that we started in the middle?
    or have you ever had the sense
    that weve been lying just a little?
    i mean come on
    its not like weve known ourselves that long
    and i cant say i really blame you for being bored with the beginning
    always staring at the score to figure out whos barely winning
    but dont you know
    there is a reason strong, move slow
    and im okay
    if youre okay with wasting time
    but when you trace
    you always see the bottom line
    we are tracing
    i hope you know
    we are tracing
    and if you want to know the moment
    i knew that i was still alone
    i found i never learned your number
    i only stored it in my phone
    youd think by now
    id know the shape of calling home
    and im okay
    if youre okay with wasting time
    but when you trace
    you always see the bottom line
    we are tracing
    i hope you know
    we are tracing
    were both alone
    we are tracing
    we are tracing
    did you ever get the feeling
    that we started in the middle?
    or have you ever had the sense
    that weve been lying just a little?
    i mean come on
    its not like weve knew ourselves that long

  8. C.... L....

    You start the song and a couple seconds later it's like it's gone, so here are some replay for free
    0:00
    0:00
    0:00
    0:00

  9. M.... 9....

    do you ever get the feelin
    that we started in the middle?
    or have you ever had the sense
    that weve been lying just a little?
    i mean come on
    its not like weve known ourselves that long
    and i cant say i really blame you for being bored with the beginning
    always staring at the score to figure out whos barely winning
    but dont you know
    there is a reason strong, move slow
    and im okay
    if youre okay with wasting time
    but when you trace
    you always see the bottom line
    we are tracing
    i hope you know
    we are tracing
    and if you want to know the moment
    i knew that i was still alone
    i found i never learned your number
    i only stored it in my phone
    youd think by now
    id know the shape of calling home
    and im okay
    if youre okay with wasting time
    but…

  10. G.... N....

    This is a lyrical masterpiece

  11. 1.... ....

    Still listening in this in 2019 😊

  12. J.... T....

    absolutely beautiful

  13. C.... W....

    How was this person able to get this track off of the single “bigger than my body” through the cd or ?

    C.... W....

    Carter Watson it isn’t from bigger than my body. It’s from Johns first ever studio album that also has Man on the Side on it. I have the CD somewhere. This is my fave JM song

  14. p.... ....

    Upload the live version pls.

  15. M.... K....

    I freakin’ love this song. Hits me right in the feels. Young Mayer.

  16. j.... s....

    This song makes me think John Mayer is Canadian.

  17. J.... D....

    "Tracing"

    Do you ever get the feelin'
    That we started in the middle?
    Or have you ever had the sense
    That we've been lying just a little?
    I mean come on
    Its not like we've known ourselves that long

    And I can't say I really blame you for being bored with the beginning
    Always staring at the score to figure out who's barely winning
    But don't you know
    There is a reason strong, move slow

    And I'm okay
    If you're okay with wasting time
    But when you trace
    You always see the bottom line

    We are tracing
    I hope you know
    We are tracing
    And if you want to know the moment
    I knew that I was still alone
    I found I never learned your number
    I only stored it in my phone
    You'd think by now
    Id know the shape of calling home

    And I'm okay
    If you're okay with wasting time
    But when you trace
    You always see the bottom line

    We are tracing
    I hope you know
    We are tracing
    Were both alone
    We are tracing
    We are tracing

    Did you ever get the feeling
    That we started in the middle?
    Or have you ever had the sense
    That we've been lying just a little?
    I mean come on
    Its not like we've knew ourselves that long

  18. J.... a....

    I'm not ok call me😊

  19. k.... ....

    Thanks for this! Been looking for a studio version. It's one of my faves from him. Is this on any of his CD's?

  20. L.... F....

    Trilha sonora da minha vida

  21. T.... ....

    This song is 15 years old, it's still sounds so fresh.

  22. A.... J....

    Could you perhaps share the audio file? I'm looking for mp3 of tracing and breakaway in 320 kbps. Impossible to find.

  23. J.... K....

    the only people who relate to this are the melancholy high school pseudo-preps whose parents were rich enough to give their kids a cell phone in the late 90s.

    J.... K....

    lol. Song came out in like 2004, around the time everyone had a cell phone. Do you still not have a cell phone? Is that why you can't relate to the song?

  24. L.... S....

    He's Brilliant & so good live!!! See in concert must.
    Personally speaking Mayer presently is...& will be regarded as ~keeper of the flame~ during the flurry of "fluffer" electronic music.
    JM is modern day Don Henley with his introspective soul searching songs, intersecting Steve Ray Vaughn's sexy, guitar slickie~style.

  25. c.... ....

    I absolutely hate his new album he's releasing in "waves". I miss the old John.

  26. K.... H....

    One of the few who has such easy listening music

  27. G.... ....

    For some reason it reminds me of On The Way Home.

    G.... ....

    Relaxing Korean thought the exact same thing the first time I heard it

    G.... ....

    so much better though...

    G.... ....

    Similar beat signature that's why

  28. J.... M....

    Johnny needs to just record an album of all these unreleased tunes. He easily has enough for 1 - 2 records

    J.... M....

    He is. Its coming out next year. Both a new album, and another one full of unreleased songs

    J.... M....

    Greg m well you’re 1 for 2

    J.... M....

    @Greg m but the last time he was asked about in your atmosphere, he said we won't hear studio version of it.

    J.... M....

    Greg m he didnt release it!

  29. C.... C....

    When's he gonna make music like this again? Seriously! 😒

  30. J.... G....

    I dunno how to describe it.. This song just gives every bad relationship a better ending.

    J.... G....

    and that is how you say it

  31. C.... M....

    Have you ever had the sense that we've been lying, just a little?

  32. E.... P....

    Yep. This one. Hits me right in the gut.

  33. C.... M....

    we are tracing

  34. J.... N....

    Someone recently covered this song and claimed they wrote it for me. LOL! As if I wasn't going to find that out. It is a very pretty song.

    J.... N....

    That's funny! At least they chose to steal from a songwriting master if they were gonna try to pull something like that 😂

    J.... N....

    Keep them. They tried covering a JM song for you.

  35. C.... N....

    "And if you want to know the moment
    I knew that I was still alone,
    I found I never learned your number
    I only stored it in my phone

    You'd think by now,
    Id know the shape of calling home"

    Fuck, John Mayer is a musical God. He's like a God from Greek mythology, the God of music. This probably hits so many people, but it definitely hits me right now.

    C.... N....

    I just moved cities, and I know no one here. Whenever I hear this song I think of home. Hits me hard too, man.

    C.... N....

    CarpeNoctem77 you know it

  36. D.... R....

    this song is so good, but I can see why it's not on any cd's. thematically it doesn't really mesh with any of his albums. would've worked well on room for squares, but it was written after that. lyrically it would work on battle studies, the instrumental would have to have an electric lead though. I think this should've been on where the light is, but maybe he's still keeping it up his sleeve!

    D.... R....

    Donald Regan it would have fit on Heavier Things. It has the same vibe has Split Screen Sadness in my opinion.

    D.... R....

    I think you're correct for this version; I must have been thinking of the live acoustic version of Tracing on my iTunes. It has a much brighter sound than this one, which is probably why I disregarded putting it on Heavier Things, even though it was written in that same time period.

    D.... R....

    I think it would fit perfectly On Heavier Things. When you consider songs like Split Screen Sadness and Wheel,
    this song is like the missing piece.

  37. T.... C....

    I feel like his unpopular songs were his best.

  38. C.... M....

    agree paradise valley feel

  39. A.... D....

    Looking back at this, it kind of has a Paradise Valley feel. Should bring it back!

    A.... D....

    agreed!

    A.... D....

    Alex Desmall that's only because Wildfire and this song both start on a Dmaj sus2 chord.

  40. J.... G....

    Mayer could have done so much more with this, I love this song. One of my favorite songs of his.

  41. N.... ....

    It's so easy to just close your eyes and get lost in this song... simple yet beautiful

  42. M.... M....

    I know there is a bit more there Babe.

  43. M.... M....

    As of for now it is enough for me.

  44. M.... M....

    Q: How much would you rate as of 'enough'?

  45. M.... M....

    Q: How often do you evaluate yourself and the way of living?

    M.... M....

    Definitely not as much as we should probably...

  46. M.... M....

    Q: How often do I provide charity?

  47. M.... M....

    Know what is R from all the wrongs.

  48. M.... M....

    As long as you are safe, clean and honest. http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/28/living/cnnphotos-travelers-hitchhikers-lost-and-found/index.html

  49. M.... M....

    "Will Ferrell & John Mayer
    About how to act with a partner.
    Practice Board? Use a plexiglass.
    Cartoon Board.
    A mirror.
    A flat surface you can feel it on." - nversati

  50. K.... S....

    man youre fucking lucky.

  51. E.... C....

    Now this is some deep/powerful shit.. How can this song be so underrated is beyond me.

    E.... C....

    Right?! It better go on Zero, his unreleased compilation album he's gonna release.

    E.... C....

    +Francesco - imyourfm he's gonna do that?? Dear god I'd die

  52. C.... M....

    You'd think by now, I'd know the shape of calling home

    C.... M....

    The feels.

  53. S.... P....

    Thank u for uploading

  54. I.... R....

    John is a genius

  55. c.... z....

    That's amazing song!!!! Repeat mode on

  56. P.... R....

    I can't find it on iTunes. Can you please upload the audio file?

    P.... R....

    http://www.youtube-mp3.org/

    P.... R....

    I want high quality audio file. Preferably cd rip.

    P.... R....

    @Piyush Rawal clipconverter.cc

  57. A.... L....

    I never heard Mayer's tracing until now, and this song is too good to be off the track in bigger than my body album. :p 

  58. j.... ....

    Good but i think his live version in As/is is actually better

    j.... ....

    Coming back I realise this is better! The vibe is lovely

  59. F.... R....

    awe!!! 

  60. V.... A....

    Amazing !!! Nice job ! I record Tracing in my homestudio too. Check and tell me what you think about.

  61. R.... P....

    Delicious!

  62. r.... b....

    Beautiful song

  63. A.... R....

    Amazing

  64. A.... M....

    There is a reason strong,move slow, And I'm okay If your okay with Wasting time
    But when we trace You always see the bottom line...

  65. s.... ....

    I love love love this. Can't beleive I've never heard this before. Wish this was on Itunes...

    s.... ....

    it is, but only the live version on As/Is album, 9th track

  66. C.... C....

    Can you sned me the studio version?

  67. T.... ....

    14 Katy perry fans.

  68. N.... L....

    This appears on the B-Side of "Bigger Than my Body", along with a cover of Radiohead's "Kid A". Check it on Amazon, it's less than $10. Also, I saw him in Grand Rapids last night and someone requested this and he forgot most of the lyrics to it.

  69. C.... B....

    so simple...yet genius...

  70. E.... ....

    Maybe because it's in the same key and also the same strum pattern..

  71. E.... ....

    It kinda reminds me of "On the way home". It could've totally be on Paradise Valley

  72. G.... M....

    I believe "Tracing" was only released on the Austrailian or European versions of "Heavier Things".

  73. B.... M....

    Would you be able to send me this song??

  74. J.... ....

    You'd think by now, I'd know the shape of calling home.

    What a great song writer

  75. F.... P....

    sorry for your lost man! :-(

  76. L.... F....

    amazing. never listened to this version before. no way! I need this single, on no. I need all his albums. I need him :/

  77. S.... C....

    His voice gives me chills a lot of time.. goes straight to the heart.

  78. S.... ....

    i assume he plays guitar, at first staring very intently on the guitar as if he doesn't care about the world, only him and the music. then walks a beautiful blonde/brunette/red-head, whatever you like, and he looks up while sing "we are tracing, i hope you know" and smiles at the girl - no winking because that'd be rude. he stares into the girl and she hears his passion singing towards her. of course, after the sex he tells her "i mean, come on. it's not like we known ourselves that long."

  79. U.... C....

    how, bro? :)

  80. l.... ....

    Best artist ever. I love this song

  81. n.... ....

    BEST THING EVER, thank you that gave me a seriously amazing laugh and made my day

  82. J.... B....

    Could've been on Born and Raised. Should've. Bonus track, maybe? With some slide.

  83. 2.... ....

    That was nicely done.

  84. C.... A....

    please... just let me cry... now...?

  85. A.... P....

    You're welcome, you're in my playlist ;)

  86. T.... U....

    When iTunes released the John Mayer Collection, I was SO hoping that this song would finally be available as a bonus track or something. I already bought the Bigger Than My Body CD single so I have it, but the John Mayer public REALLY needs to know this song. If any of John Mayer's lost songs needs to exposed more, it would be this one hands down.

    Also when I saw him in Dallas in 2010, he performed this as part of a medley and I did backflips in my chair! JM, you're the best!

  87. T.... ....

    Thank you thank you for this. I had never heard it. I've just fell in love with him all over again.

  88. b.... ....

    dude...Its a cover of "I can be your hero" by 50 cent...dude

  89. K.... ....

    Nope, it's his own original song that was released in the EP Bigger than my Body, it's called Tracing as you can see in the title

  90. A.... C....

    Who dates a person named Regina?

  91. Y.... ....

    he is just so good so wonderful

  92. L.... M....

    How come I've never heard this before??!! I like it.

  93. C.... G....

    Where can I get this at? I've never heard the studio version. I need to find this!

  94. L.... C....

    you da best

  95. c.... ....

    Intro: Dsus2
    Verse: Dsus2- Dsus2/B- Gmaj7- Dsus2/B- Asus4- Gmaj7- G6- Gmaj7- G6
    Pre- Chorus: Dsus2/B- A- Gmaj7- Dsus2/B- Asus4- Gmaj7
    Chorus: Dsus2- Dsus2/B- Gmaj7

    Song order is: Intro- Verse- Verse- Pre-Chorus- Chorus- Verse- Pre-Chorus- Chorus (add an Em9 and then a A7 (11) on the end (x05630)- Verse

    Happy playing!

  96. A.... S....

    and im ok...if you are ok with..wasting time..
    but when you trace, you always see the bottom line...