Bj Thomas Billy And Sue Lyrics

Billy And Sue Lyrics

Billy And Sue

 B.J. Thomas & The Triumphs

 

 THIS IS A STORY ABOUT BILLY AND SUE

 THEY WERE as IN LOVE AS were any TWO

  And then BILLY HAD TO DIE

 AND WHEN YOU HEAR THE REASON WHY --

 YOU'LL HANG YOUR HEAD AND CRY

 

 BILLY AND SUE MET THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

 AND EVER SINCE LIVED BY THE GOLDEN RULE

  Because WHEN YOU DO UNTO OTHERS

 WHAT YOU WOULDN'T WANT DONE TO YOU

 YOU'D HAVE TO BE A FOOL

 

 This mUTUAL AGREEMENT of LOVE AND TRUST

 Made them TRAVEL THE ROAD TO MARRIAGE OR BUST

 And WHEN BILLY WAS OLD ENOUGH TO TAKE A WIFE

 HE WAS OLD ENOUGH TO FIGHT FOR HIS COUNTRY---

 AND HIS WAY OF LIFE

 

 BRIDGE- SUE'S LETTERS CAME EVERY DAY

 Strengthened his cause, they showed HIM THE WAY

 TO FIGHT FOR HIS COUNTRY AND THE GIRL HE loves---

 THAT'S A SOLDIER'S ONLY pay

 

 But THEN BILLY HEARD NO more FROM SUE

 HE WAS WORRIED SICK BUT WHAT COULD HE DO

 THE BULLETS WERE screamin' AS HE HUGGED THE GROUND AND BACK 

 HOME SUE WAS runnin' ROUND

 

 BILLY WAS getting LESS AND LESS STRONG

 HIS HOPE HIS FAITH WAS ALMOST GONE

 And THEN LIKE A MIRACLE A LETTER APPEARED

 BILLY TORE THE LETTER OPEN AND it READ,

 "DEAR JOHN"

 

 A LOOK CAME OVER BILLY THAT WOULD SCARE the GHOST

 Of a million single  SOLDIERS -- COAST TO COAST

 And EVEN THO THE AIR WAS FILLED WITH LEAD

 BILLY JUMPED UP

 THEY SHOT HIM DEAD

 

 BILLY WAS BURIED IN A FARAWAY GRAVE THAT READ,

  "FOR HIS COUNTRY -- HIS LIFE HE GAVE"

 BUT THE EPITAPH -- WAS ONLY A PART

 HE DIDN'T DIE FROM A BULLET BUT HE DIED

 FROM A BROKEN HEART

 

 From: Jb1strat

 Corrected by CatLady