Janis Ian Dear Billy Lyrics

Dear Billy Lyrics

Dear Billy
How are you? I hope you are well.
The flowers are
blooming,
the plants I can't really tell.
I see by your letter
you
have no intent to come home
so i'll take the kid and the house
and make
out on my own.

Dear Billy,
I'm trying to say what I feel
but the
feelings are wrapped up in pain
I hope you're enjoying whatever it is
you
are doing in whoever's name.
Well the night it runs cold
and it chills to
the soul
but you wouldn't know, what's the use?
It's all one to me, so go
ahead and be free
After all you've got nothing to lose

I still go to
school
and the kid she goes too
we're learning to silence the
fears.
When no one is here
she calls me 'dear' and I wait for you
what
else can i do?
No nothing has changed
it all stays the same.
we all
remain ever faithful
but a little confused
except maybe you who threw the
harpoon (?)
are you coming home soon?

Dear Billy
Please send my
regards to your lady
I wish her well
and i hope that one day we will meet
on the far side of hell
well the night's got the moon
and the writer his
tune (?)
but i never had nothing except you
on the day that you
die
we'll sing lullabies
in the hopes that you got yours too