Story Behind The Song
My Friend moved away in the eighties to find a better life due to bigotry.
Song Description
Girl/Boy meets Boy/Girl falls in love and dissapears
| Song Length |
4:32 |
Genre |
Unique - Unclassified, Folk - Contemporary |
| Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Subject |
Unrequited Love, Attracted, Crush |
| Similar Artists |
Ray LaMontagne, David Gray |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1980 - 1989 |
| |
Lyrics
Billy
She/He fell in love with a film star on the silver screen
Said she/He loved him she/He was only seventeen
Gonna go to Hollywood become a star
Cruise down the boulevard in a brand new car
No Use Knocking On Billy's Door today
Billy has gone far far away
Arrived In Hollywood on a greyhound bus
Never seen so many people, what a rush
So Many Faces & So Many Creeds
Everybody looking for there own special needs
Grabbed her/His bags and headed towards town
Got shacked up in a one up one down
Make her/His bed out of silk and lace
Stepped outside to check out the Place
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No Use Knocking On Billy's Door
Billy don't live around here anymore
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Got a job in a downtown bar
Serving Whiskey and one doller cigars
Gave her/His heart to a guitar man
And all the colored girls began to sing
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No use asking Billy out to play
Billy has gone far far away
La la la la, La la la la la la la .
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Music & Lyrics: James D Ingram 2008©