Billy
Billy was a good friend of mine
We grew up together ever since we were nine
We went to school, he was my best friend
And i thought our friendship would never end
In highschool he played football
And me, i didn't do anything at all
He made touch-downs, while i played pool
And no one could figure out, which one of us was the fool
Then we both went to collage
He studied medicine, while i studied foilage
He got "a's", and i got "d's"
He was going for his p.h.d.
Then i decided to drop out
Things were getting a little to hot
Billy stayed there, became an intern, then a doctor
Then war broke out and he had to go
But not me, i was mentally unfit or so they say, so, so
When he came back, he wasn't quite the same
His nerves were shot, but not me
Last time i saw him, i couldn't take it anymore
He wasn't the billy i knew, it was like talking to a door
Billy was a friend of mine
I grew up with him ever since we were nine
We went together to school
And now i often wonder, which one of us was the fool
Billy
Billy era um bom amigo meu
Crescemos juntos desde os nove anos
Fomos para a escola, ele era meu melhor amigo
E eu achava que nossa amizade nunca ia acabar
No colégio ele jogava futebol
E eu, não fazia nada, só ficava de bobeira
Ele fazia touchdowns, enquanto eu jogava sinuca
E ninguém conseguia entender, quem dos dois era o idiota
Depois fomos para a faculdade
Ele estudou medicina, enquanto eu estudava botânica
Ele tirava "A's", e eu tirava "D's"
Ele estava indo para o doutorado
Então eu decidi desistir
As coisas estavam esquentando demais
Billy ficou lá, virou estagiário, depois médico
Então a guerra estourou e ele teve que ir
Mas eu não fui, disseram que eu não estava bem mentalmente, então, então
Quando ele voltou, ele não era mais o mesmo
Os nervos dele estavam à flor da pele, mas eu não
Na última vez que o vi, não consegui aguentar mais
Ele não era o Billy que eu conhecia, era como falar com uma porta
Billy era um amigo meu
Cresci com ele desde os nove anos
Fomos juntos para a escola
E agora eu fico pensando, quem dos dois era o idiota