KILLIN' TIME - Clint Black / Hayden Nicholas - 1989 Release
C'mon now. Y'all sing along
You were the first thing that I thought of
When I thought I drank you off my mind
When I get lost in the liquor
You're the only one I find
And if I did the things I oughta
You still would not be mine
So I'll keep a tight grip on the bottle
Gettin' loose and killin' time
This killin' time is killin' me
Drinking myself blind thinkin' I won't see
Not if I cross that line and they bury me
Well I just might find I'll be killin' time for eternity
I don't know nothin' 'bout tomorrow
I've been lost in yesterday
I've spent all my life just dying
For a love that passed away
There's an end to all my sorrow
This is the only price I'll pay
I'll be a happy man when I go
And I can't wait another day
This killin' time is killin' me
Drinking myself blind thinkin' I won't see
Not if I cross that line and they bury me
Well I just might find I'll be killin' time for eternity
Yes, I just might find I'll be killin' time for eternity
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THE STORY BEHIND KILLIN' TIME
Snip
"In fact, Black came up with the idea for the song while in the car with his longtime collaborator and musical partner, Hayden Nicholas, as the two discussed how antsy they were about the project's release."
"That song may have been last; in fact, I think we had already recorded a lot of the album. We'd come up with the song list. And then Hayden and I were driving to this $50 gig up north of Houston, and talking about how slowly things were happening. It just seemed like it was taking forever to get to the goal line.
I said, "I hope it gets going soon, because this killin' time is killin' me!" And we looked at each other, and we knew we had a song idea." ~~~~
