Killing Time Lyrics - Kris Kristofferson

See that long line of people who keep standing in the rain 

Lookin' tired, gettin' cold 

And that signal light they're waiting for, don't ever seem to chang 

Killing time, ain't it slow. 

Watch them bending with the burden of the pennies that they save 

Marking time, growin' old 

Slowly marching by the numbers to the freedom of the grave 

Killing time, ain't it slow 

That's the closest thing to living that they're ever gonna know 

And their good times ain't no better than their bad 

'Cause they think they need a signal light to tell them they can go 

Killing time, ain't it sad. 

Don't feel sorry for those people who keep standing in the rain 

They don't mind, they don't know 

'Cause it never crossed their minds they got a reason to complain 

Killing time, ain't it slow. 

They're not haunted by the visions that they never dared to see 

And they'll never miss the dreams they've never had 

They're condemned to go on living in a penitentiary 

For killing time, ain't it sad. 

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