Billy Lyrics

Billy lyrics

I can recall the warm youth of a summer day

The sweetest lemonade, the darkest game arcade

And Billy had a yearning in the corner of his mind

It moved him secretly, it moved him powerfully



But prescience was lacking and the present was all

And his aptitudes were carelessly wasted

And challenging life with the abandon of a fool

He squandered the hours of his day



Then darkness and disorder slapped him sharply in the face

It hit him like a friend, struck somethin' deep within

He couldn't break the chain of slow decay that seemed to drag him

Just like a fatal tie toward the other side



And Billy was a lunatic just barkin' at the moon

And his brain was totally wasted

He then exchanged his friends for a needle and a spoon

And he threw his future away



Bolt the door and throw away the key

Your dim reflection is all that you can see

So where is the justice when no one is at fault

And a human life is tragically wasted?

How fragile is the flame that burns within us all

To light each passing day?