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Billy

Luca Prodan

Billy

Billy was a friend of mine
We grew up together ever since we were nine
We went to school, he was my best friend
I thought our friendship would never end

Then we left school and went up to college
He studied medicine and I studied foliage
He made touch-downs, while I played pool
Nobody ever knew which one of us was a fool

Then war broke out and he had to go
But not me, I was mentally unfit
Or so they said, so, so
When he came back, he wasn't quite the same at all
He wasn't the guy I knew
It was like talking to a wall
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

Billy was a friend of mine
Grew up together ever since we were nine
We went to school, he was my best friend
Always thought our friendship would never end

Come on, Billy boy, go, go, go
Billy was a friend of mine

Billy

Billy era um amigo meu
Crescemos juntos desde os nove anos
Fomos pra escola, ele era meu melhor amigo
Eu achava que nossa amizade nunca ia acabar

Então saímos da escola e fomos pra faculdade
Ele estudou medicina e eu estudei botânica
Ele fazia touchdowns, enquanto eu jogava sinuca
Ninguém nunca soube qual dos dois era o idiota

Então a guerra estourou e ele teve que ir
Mas eu não fui, eu estava mentalmente inapto
Ou foi o que disseram, então, então
Quando ele voltou, não era mais o mesmo de jeito nenhum
Ele não era o cara que eu conhecia
Era como falar com uma parede
É-é-é-é

Billy era um amigo meu
Crescemos juntos desde os nove anos
Fomos pra escola, ele era meu melhor amigo
Sempre achei que nossa amizade nunca ia acabar

Vai, Billy, vai, vai, vai
Billy era um amigo meu

Composição: Lou Reed