You and Billy

Billy was a wild man down by the river
Grew up as an army brat
Something in his eyes made everybody shiver
When he said his name was Pat
Going around in circles since he came here
Everyone knew his name
Scratching on walls and weirding everybody
With the faces that he claimed

Down by the river
No time for him no time for her
No time for winter
Even kids and never church
You can’t break your bones
After all you’ve been through
You and Billy
Where you gone
And whatcha gonna do
You and Billy
Where you gone
And whatcha gonna do

Billy was a good man away from the river
Threw catch with his sons
Went to church, worshipped the Redeemer
And they all had lots of fun
Went to ballgames on the weekends
Did cheers with his girls
Cheered the boys on
Showed his dancin’ off
He was their whole world

Down by the river
No time for him no time for her
No time for winter
Even kids and never church
You can’t break your bones
After all you’ve been through
You and Billy
Where you gone
And whatcha gonna do
You and Billy
Where you gone
And whatcha gonna do

When he was by the river
She was at home
Taking care of the kids
Lord knows she was a giver
To still love him like she did
And every couple years he’d go to the river
But he always came home
Hoping she’d be there, hoping she’d forgive him
For the the things he’s said and done

Down by the river
No time for him no time for her
No time for winter
Even kids and never church
You can’t break your bones
After all you’ve been through
You and Billy
Where you gone
And whatcha gonna do
You and Billy
Where you gone
And whatcha gonna do

Billy got crazy
Things got mean
It happened again and again
He’d be changing faces
Down by the river with the same old friends
No one blames you
Did what you had to do
Everything had to end
All the river trips
All the faces
You won’t pay for his sins

Down by the river
No time for him no time for her
No time for winter
Even kids and never church
You can’t break your bones
After all you’ve been through
You and Billy
Where you gone
And whatcha gonna do
You and Billy
Where you gone
And whatcha gonna do