Billy's Funeral
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โฑ๏ธ 5:42 duration
๐ ID: 20049828
๐ Lyrics
Well I had much better than a bad life
I tell my friends and foes
Well I had no pick of the women
But I took a few of 'em home
So don't cry for me at no funeral or wake
Chase up them dreams and the plans you make
You have but a finite number of seconds so cry for the right ones
And I missed the last of my children
Buck off his first enemy
And I miss the sight of my lady
Softly smiling at me
But the riches I knew in the time that I had
I'll take with me in a bindle bag
I came here alone with a clenched-up fist
And I'll leave the same way
But nothing burned so deep into my memory
None of the people I met
You were my only retreat
Nothing burned so deep into my memory
You, that love of my life
You, my cradle of dignity
And I should have stayed in the country
I tried living in cityscapes
Well I've gotten away with a few scams
Had a few lucky escapes
But it was there that I met the lady I knew
From the first moment, she'd carry me through
Could say I'm lucky but it's not the right word
Cos I lived a charmed life
And I chipped away at the rock face
Lined pockets of bureaucrats
Suited their backs with my hardship
While keeping my pride intact
Cos when you walk alone to the end of your street
And a brick wall's the only companion you meet
It stares back at you like brushed plate of silver
And quotes you your weight in gold
But nothing burned so deep into my memory
None of the people I met
You were my only retreat
Nothing burned so deep into my memory
You, that love of my life
You, my cradle of dignity
I tell my friends and foes
Well I had no pick of the women
But I took a few of 'em home
So don't cry for me at no funeral or wake
Chase up them dreams and the plans you make
You have but a finite number of seconds so cry for the right ones
And I missed the last of my children
Buck off his first enemy
And I miss the sight of my lady
Softly smiling at me
But the riches I knew in the time that I had
I'll take with me in a bindle bag
I came here alone with a clenched-up fist
And I'll leave the same way
But nothing burned so deep into my memory
None of the people I met
You were my only retreat
Nothing burned so deep into my memory
You, that love of my life
You, my cradle of dignity
And I should have stayed in the country
I tried living in cityscapes
Well I've gotten away with a few scams
Had a few lucky escapes
But it was there that I met the lady I knew
From the first moment, she'd carry me through
Could say I'm lucky but it's not the right word
Cos I lived a charmed life
And I chipped away at the rock face
Lined pockets of bureaucrats
Suited their backs with my hardship
While keeping my pride intact
Cos when you walk alone to the end of your street
And a brick wall's the only companion you meet
It stares back at you like brushed plate of silver
And quotes you your weight in gold
But nothing burned so deep into my memory
None of the people I met
You were my only retreat
Nothing burned so deep into my memory
You, that love of my life
You, my cradle of dignity
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:37.88] Well I had much better than a bad life
[00:41.99] I tell my friends and foes
[00:45.77] Well I had no pick of the women
[00:49.70] But I took a few of 'em home
[00:53.43] So don't cry for me at no funeral or wake
[00:57.31] Chase up them dreams and the plans you make
[01:01.21] You have but a finite number of seconds so cry for the right ones
[01:08.76]
[01:16.98] And I missed the last of my children
[01:20.70] Buck off his first enemy
[01:24.55] And I miss the sight of my lady
[01:28.45] Softly smiling at me
[01:32.15] But the riches I knew in the time that I had
[01:36.35] I'll take with me in a bindle bag
[01:40.08] I came here alone with a clenched-up fist
[01:43.82] And I'll leave the same way
[01:47.62]
[01:55.22] But nothing burned so deep into my memory
[02:03.53] None of the people I met
[02:07.58] You were my only retreat
[02:10.73] Nothing burned so deep into my memory
[02:19.11] You, that love of my life
[02:23.12] You, my cradle of dignity
[02:29.47]
[03:08.03] And I should have stayed in the country
[03:11.58] I tried living in cityscapes
[03:15.67] Well I've gotten away with a few scams
[03:19.75] Had a few lucky escapes
[03:23.39] But it was there that I met the lady I knew
[03:27.53] From the first moment, she'd carry me through
[03:30.87] Could say I'm lucky but it's not the right word
[03:35.16] Cos I lived a charmed life
[03:39.08]
[03:46.85] And I chipped away at the rock face
[03:50.43] Lined pockets of bureaucrats
[03:54.45] Suited their backs with my hardship
[03:58.14] While keeping my pride intact
[04:01.90] Cos when you walk alone to the end of your street
[04:05.86] And a brick wall's the only companion you meet
[04:09.47] It stares back at you like brushed plate of silver
[04:13.61] And quotes you your weight in gold
[04:17.80]
[04:25.18] But nothing burned so deep into my memory
[04:33.55] None of the people I met
[04:37.41] You were my only retreat
[04:40.64] Nothing burned so deep into my memory
[04:49.11] You, that love of my life
[04:53.17] You, my cradle of dignity
[04:57.58]
[00:41.99] I tell my friends and foes
[00:45.77] Well I had no pick of the women
[00:49.70] But I took a few of 'em home
[00:53.43] So don't cry for me at no funeral or wake
[00:57.31] Chase up them dreams and the plans you make
[01:01.21] You have but a finite number of seconds so cry for the right ones
[01:08.76]
[01:16.98] And I missed the last of my children
[01:20.70] Buck off his first enemy
[01:24.55] And I miss the sight of my lady
[01:28.45] Softly smiling at me
[01:32.15] But the riches I knew in the time that I had
[01:36.35] I'll take with me in a bindle bag
[01:40.08] I came here alone with a clenched-up fist
[01:43.82] And I'll leave the same way
[01:47.62]
[01:55.22] But nothing burned so deep into my memory
[02:03.53] None of the people I met
[02:07.58] You were my only retreat
[02:10.73] Nothing burned so deep into my memory
[02:19.11] You, that love of my life
[02:23.12] You, my cradle of dignity
[02:29.47]
[03:08.03] And I should have stayed in the country
[03:11.58] I tried living in cityscapes
[03:15.67] Well I've gotten away with a few scams
[03:19.75] Had a few lucky escapes
[03:23.39] But it was there that I met the lady I knew
[03:27.53] From the first moment, she'd carry me through
[03:30.87] Could say I'm lucky but it's not the right word
[03:35.16] Cos I lived a charmed life
[03:39.08]
[03:46.85] And I chipped away at the rock face
[03:50.43] Lined pockets of bureaucrats
[03:54.45] Suited their backs with my hardship
[03:58.14] While keeping my pride intact
[04:01.90] Cos when you walk alone to the end of your street
[04:05.86] And a brick wall's the only companion you meet
[04:09.47] It stares back at you like brushed plate of silver
[04:13.61] And quotes you your weight in gold
[04:17.80]
[04:25.18] But nothing burned so deep into my memory
[04:33.55] None of the people I met
[04:37.41] You were my only retreat
[04:40.64] Nothing burned so deep into my memory
[04:49.11] You, that love of my life
[04:53.17] You, my cradle of dignity
[04:57.58]