Bad Religion - Billy lyrics
[Bad Religion - Billy lyrics]
I can recall the warm youth of a summer day
Yeah the sweetest lemonade
The darkest game arcade
And Billy had a yearning in
The corner of his mind, yeah
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, yeah
Then darkness and disorder slapped him
Sharply in the face, yeah
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 tide 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, yeah
Bolt the door and throw away the key, yeah
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, yeah?
Yeah the sweetest lemonade
The darkest game arcade
And Billy had a yearning in
The corner of his mind, yeah
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, yeah
Then darkness and disorder slapped him
Sharply in the face, yeah
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 tide 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, yeah
Bolt the door and throw away the key, yeah
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, yeah?