<Table> <Tr> <Td> "The Best of Times" (1981) </Td> <Td> "Too Much Time on My Hands" (1981) </Td> <Td> "Nothing Ever Goes as Planned" (1981) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "The Best of Times" (1981) </Td> <Td> "Too Much Time on My Hands" (1981) </Td> <Td> "Nothing Ever Goes as Planned" (1981) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Too Much Time on My Hands" is the second single released from Styx's 1981 triple - platinum album Paradise Theatre . It was written and sung by Tommy Shaw, who also plays the lead guitar solo during the break in the song . </P> <P> It reached No. 9 on the US Billboard Hot 100, No. 2 on the Top Rock Tracks chart, and No. 4 on the RPM Top Singles chart of Canada . </P>

Who wrote too much time on my hands