Slow down your runnin' too fast
Your in a hurry you just can't relax
It's a wonder you don't blow a fuse
Livin' like you got no time to lose
You're a ball of tension, (a) knot of apprehension
(But) after the ascension comes the crash
You'll be fallin' fast

I was to meet you at half past nine
I didn't make it 'til ten forty five
You say that I ain't too dependable
And my job it is expendable
You say; (that) I got no morals, rest on my laurels
I got no quarrel with you
But what you say ain't true

But ya keep lookin' at your watch and lookin' at me
As though to say where in the hell have you been
There ain't no such thing as late
It's just that someone always has to wait
You got it wrong, I ain't runnin' behind
I'm just runnin'; on Kootenay time

In case you haven't noticed I don't wear a watch
In my house you won't find a clock
I go to bed when the moon comes up
I rise with the mornin' sun
You call it sluffin'; I do no bluffin'
I don't do nothin' 'til the time is right
No use in gettin' up tight

I see you rushin' on down the street
So anxious your teeth they bleed
You're wearin' your polyester suit from Sears
You got your shoulders up around your ears
Just take it easy, life is a breeze
There ain't no reason to push it so
Just take it slow

But ya keep lookin' at your watch and lookin' at me
As though to say where in the hell have ya been
There ain't no such thing as late
It's just that someone always has to wait
You got it wrong, I ain't runnin' behind
I'm just runnin'; on Kootenay time
Yeah, I'm runnin' on Kootenay time

Hey Mr. Business man; I got a plan
It'll work just fine; if you set your watch to Kootenay time

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