Time To Kill
The Last Waltz Ensemble 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'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.

Overall Meaning

In this song, The Last Waltz Ensemble expresses their love for their partner and the journey they have been through together. The lyrics talk about the many paths and trails they have taken in their lives before they found each other, but when their paths intersected, their world changed. This love has given them time to slow down and enjoy life. They have all the love to give each other, and they have overcome past struggles that have only strengthened their relationship. They no longer need material possessions as long as they have each other. They describe their love as a seed that they will grow and nurture, and they have found their own rainbow, indicating their satisfaction and happiness with the life they have created together.


It is worth noting that the title of the song, "Time to Kill," may initially sound negative or ominous, but the lyrics offer a positive interpretation – that when you have love, you have time to slow down and truly enjoy life.


Line by Line Meaning

The many roads I've covered,
I've traveled many paths in life so far


The many trails I've burned,
I've made many mistakes along the way


But when our paths did cross, love, whew!
But meeting you was a game-changer in my life


My whole world made a turn.
You've turned my life around for the better


And we've got time to kill,
We have plenty of time for each other


What a thrill, June and July.
Summer months are especially enjoyable with you


We've got all our love, Buckets of the tears that we cried.
Our love has endured through hard times


Now we don't cry no more,
We no longer have reasons to cry


Gonna bolt the door.
We're locking ourselves away from the world


Don't know what we've got, but it feels like a lot,
We have something special, even if we can't define it


We don't need no more.
We're content with what we have


When my day's work is done,
When I finish my job for the day


We can take in a jamboree,
We'll go out and have some fun


But I just wanna sit down by the fire
All I want is to be close to you


With my love right here beside me.
I want you by my side always


We've got time to kill, Catskill,
We can relax in the Catskill mountains


Sweet by and by.
Life is good with you


We've got all our love, the sky above,
We have love and each other, which is all we need


The twinkle in your eye.
I see happiness in your eyes


Now where the wheel might roll,
Anywhere our journey takes us


Is where my love and I shall go.
We'll go there together


We're gonna plant the seed, there ain't nothing we need,
We'll start a new life and don't need much to be happy


We found our own rainbow.
We've found something truly special in each other


My love wants to have her fortune read,
You're curious about the future of our lives


And I know that she's in a hurry.
You're eager to know what's to come


If we go along the straight and narrow,
We'll live an honest and moral life


You don't even have to worry.
We'll be just fine on this path


We've got time to kill, standin' still,
We can simply be with each other and enjoy life


Go on, give it a try!
Join me and forget your worries


We've got all our love, mountains of,
Our love is boundless like the mountains


The trees are so high.
Our love stands tall like the trees


We don't need no big car,
We're content with what we have and don't need a flashy car


Don't eat no caviar.
We don't need fancy food to be happy


When we come to rest, we take to the nest,
Our home is our sanctuary


You know where we are.
We don't need to go out to have fun, we're happy at home




Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ROBBIE ROBERTSON

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