Horrorshow - Bill Withers lyrics

Long live King William! Ladies and gentleman
A living legend has just left the building
Born with a stutter
The youngest of six children
But to me Bill was more like one in billion
He joined the navy at the
Tender age of seventeen
Repairing planes while he was sailing
On the seven seas
Then headed west on an adventure
For a change of scene
Bought a guitar and started
Playing words and melodies

Then at the same age that I am today
Made his way to LA
To the land where the legends get made
Plenty execs said he'd never get played
Then Ain't No Sunshine hit the radio waves

Topping charts from the start with
His songs from the heart
But in his heart of hearts
Bill ain't wanna be no star
Left the music biz for life with
His wife and two kids
If Mr. Withers ain't a hero
Well tell me then
Who is?

Now party people in the house
What's the deal with it?
Yeah, it's been a long time
Are you still with us?
Bump this shit like you're
Driving out the dealership
Listening to the greatest hit's
Of Mr. Bill Withers

Now party people in the house
What's the deal with it?
Yeah, it's been a long time
Are you still with us?
One more time, raise ya glass
Lift ya spirit's
For the greatest of all time
Mr. Bill Withers

Sometimes in our lives
We all have pain
We all have sorrow
But if we are wise
We know that
Tomorrow ain't never promised
To listen has been an honour
Now you're gone, but you're never forgotten

So one more time I'm saying
Thank you for the memories
All of the pieces of your untouchable legacy
You make me wish I was alive in the 70's
I know I'll be bumping your
Shit up in my seventies
And it's fitting that you chose this
Moment to make your exit
When we were home alone
And feeling so disconnected
And then your songs came out
And hearing the chord progressions
United us for a second
I swear I'll never forget it

See today was the day
I received the transmission
On the transistor that Mr
Withers has transitioned
And though my heart broke knowing
He's no longer with us
I know that he lives on in spirit

So I'ma carry on tradition as
Long as they wanna listen
Describe the human condition keep rhyming
It with the rhythm
Aspiring to Bill's wisdom
This one's for Mr Withers
Never met him but I know damn well
I'm gonna miss him

Now party people in the house
What's the deal with it?
Yeah, it's been a long time
Are you still with us?
Bump this shit like you're
Driving out the dealership
Listening to the greatest hit's
Of Mr. Bill Withers

Now party people in the house
What's the deal with it?
Yeah, it's been a long time
Are you still with us?
One more time, raise ya glass
Lift ya spirit's
For the greatest of all time
Mr. Bill Withers

Ain't no sunshine when he's gone
It's not warm when he's away
Ain't no sunshine when he's gone
And this house just ain't no home
Anytime he goes away