Time to Kill
The Band Lyrics


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The many roads I've covered
The many trails I've burned
But when our paths did cross, love, whew

My whole world made a turn
And we got time to kill
What a thrill, June and July
We got all our love
Buckets of the tears that we cried

Now we don't cry no more
Gonna bolt the door
Don't know what we got
But it feels like a lot
We don't need no more

When my day's work is done
We could take in a jamboree
But I just wanna sit down by the fire
With my love right here beside me

We got time to kill, Catskill
Sweet by and by
We got all our love, the sky above
The twinkle in your eye

Now where the wheel might roll
Is where my love and I shall go
We're gonna plant the seed
There ain't nothing we need
We found our own rainbow

My love wants to have her fortune read
And I know that she's in a hurry
If we go along the straight and narrow
You don't even have to worry

We got time to kill, standin' still
Go on, give it a try
We got all our love, mountains of
The trees are so high

We don't need no big car
Don't eat no caviar




When we come to rest, we take to the nest
You know where we are

Overall Meaning

The Band's song Time To Kill captures the essence of a romantic relationship that is calm, stable and full of love. The lyrics open by stating that the singer has travelled many roads and burned many bridges, but all of this changed when he met his love. It transformed his life completely, and now they have all the time in the world to be with each other.


The couple has gone through difficult times, which left them with buckets of tears, but they don't cry anymore. They have found contentment and are satisfied with what they have. They don't need to aspire for more; rather, they want to spend their time beside each other. They might attend a jamboree, but what they really want is a cosy evening by the fire.


They are happy in their own world and only want to be together. They don't need a luxurious lifestyle or any fancy car. Their love is so pure that it has created their own rainbow, and they are looking forward to a bright future ahead.


Line by Line Meaning

The many roads I've covered
I have travelled many roads


The many trails I've burned
I have created many paths


But when our paths did cross, love, whew
When we met, everything changed


My whole world made a turn
My life changed completely


And we got time to kill
We have free time to enjoy each other's company


What a thrill, June and July
We are excited to spend the summer together


We got all our love
We have a lot of love for each other


Buckets of the tears that we cried
We have been through a lot of difficult times together


Now we don't cry no more
We are no longer sad


Gonna bolt the door
We are going to stay in and enjoy each other's company


Don't know what we got
We are not sure what we have


But it feels like a lot
But it feels like we have everything we need


We don't need no more
We don't need anything else


When my day's work is done
After work


We could take in a jamboree
We could go to a festival


But I just wanna sit down by the fire
But I just want to relax at home


With my love right here beside me
With my partner next to me


We got time to kill, Catskill
We have free time to spend in Catskill


Sweet by and by
A sweet future


The sky above
The sky is beautiful


The twinkle in your eye
You are shining with happiness


Now where the wheel might roll
Wherever we may go


Is where my love and I shall go
We will go together


We're gonna plant the seed
We are going to create something new


There ain't nothing we need
We do not need anything else


We found our own rainbow
We have found our own happiness


My love wants to have her fortune read
My partner wants to see what the future holds


And I know that she's in a hurry
And I know that she is eager


If we go along the straight and narrow
If we take the safe route


You don't even have to worry
You don't need to worry


We got time to kill, standin' still
We have free time to enjoy while standing still


Go on, give it a try
Try it out


Mountains of
A lot of


The trees are so high
The trees are tall


We don't need no big car
We don't need a fancy car


Don't eat no caviar
We don't need expensive food


When we come to rest, we take to the nest
When we want to relax, we go home


You know where we are
You know where to find us




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Robbie Robertson

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

johnny zell

The many roads I've covered,
The many trails I've burned,
But when our paths did cross, love, whew!
My whole world made a turn.
And we've got time to kill,
What a thrill, June and July.
We've got all our love,
Buckets of the tears that we cried.
Now we don't cry no more,
Gonna bolt the door.
Don't know what we've got, but it feels like a lot,
We don't need no more.
When my day's work is done,
We can take in a jamboree,
But I just wanna sit down by the fire
With my love right here beside me.
We've got time to kill, Catskill,
Sweet by and by.
We've got all our love, the sky above,
The twinkle in your eye.
Now where the wheel might roll,
Is where my love and I shall go.
We're gonna plant the seed, there ain't nothing we need,
We found our own rainbow.
My love wants to have her fortune read,
And I know that she's in a hurry.
If we go along the straight and narrow,
You don't even have to worry.
We've got time to kill, standin' still,
Go on, give it a try!
We've got all our love, mountains of,
The trees are so high.
We don't need no big car,
Don't eat no caviar.
When we come to rest, we take to the nest,
You know where we are.



All comments from YouTube:

Tom Campbell

Anyone would be hard pressed to pick their favorite Band song but this is mine. One point is the entire album was engineered by Todd Rundgren, a brilliant performer and songwriter who knew his way around the studio. He had it mastered just right so you could hear the backup guitar of J. R Robertson during the solo, the ragtime of Garth Hudson, the drums and cowbell of Levon Helm. It's a perfect, happy, funky song!

Patrick Flanagan

I believe that Todd Rundgren and Glyn Johns each had a go. Most of but not all of Johns' masters were used.

Colin Sacks

This is one of my favorite Band songs as well.

Jim Carlile

I know about them, been listening to them for years

brian branham

This album is nearly all Glyn Johns 's mix man.

Sarahtonin

I love this song - the voices, the piano and guitar, everything. There is nothing like this band.

johnny zell

The many roads I've covered,
The many trails I've burned,
But when our paths did cross, love, whew!
My whole world made a turn.
And we've got time to kill,
What a thrill, June and July.
We've got all our love,
Buckets of the tears that we cried.
Now we don't cry no more,
Gonna bolt the door.
Don't know what we've got, but it feels like a lot,
We don't need no more.
When my day's work is done,
We can take in a jamboree,
But I just wanna sit down by the fire
With my love right here beside me.
We've got time to kill, Catskill,
Sweet by and by.
We've got all our love, the sky above,
The twinkle in your eye.
Now where the wheel might roll,
Is where my love and I shall go.
We're gonna plant the seed, there ain't nothing we need,
We found our own rainbow.
My love wants to have her fortune read,
And I know that she's in a hurry.
If we go along the straight and narrow,
You don't even have to worry.
We've got time to kill, standin' still,
Go on, give it a try!
We've got all our love, mountains of,
The trees are so high.
We don't need no big car,
Don't eat no caviar.
When we come to rest, we take to the nest,
You know where we are.

renato e.

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ronnie toots

As I get older I wonder......this The Band might be the best stuff to listen to as we go into 2050...its all the country, all the pop, all the folks, hmmm, soo damn comforting, alltheir instruments compliment the song, way diff but the Beatles also did this, never outside the song, make the song perfect

Владимир Канаев

Эту вещь я услышал очень давно, ещё при СССР, - тогда была очень популярна передача - "Запишите на ваши магнитофоны". Пожалуй - одна из самых, в репертуаре группы "The Band"!

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