Billy in Town

Lyrics

Verse 1
She came in at dawn
Dust on her shoes
Askin’ every soul
If anybody knew
A boy with a grin
And a trouble-free face
All I could tell her
Was his first name

Pre-Chorus
She said he was kind
Like Sunday rain
Soft as a prayer
Hard to explain
Took my hand and said
“I need him tonight”
Then looked out the door
Like he’d fade from sight

Chorus
Billy, Billy
Where’d you go?
Billy, Billy
Nobody knows
She keep askin’ around
From place to place
Only thing I know
Is Billy’s name
(Billy) (Billy)

Verse 2
She checked by the feed store
The diner, the church
Asked old man Rowan
And the girls at the merc’
Said he left no number
No note, no trail
Just a hat on the dash
And a half-told tale

Pre-Chorus
She held that name
Like a torn-up map
Said “there’s got to be
A road back”
Then the screen door sighed
And the porch light burned
She was still lookin’
Still waitin’ her turn

Chorus
Billy, Billy
Where’d you go?
Billy, Billy
Nobody knows
She keep askin’ around
From place to place
Only thing I know
Is Billy’s name
(Billy) (Billy)

Bridge
Maybe he’s a drifter
Maybe he’s a saint
Maybe he’s the kind
That never stays
She don’t need a legend
She needs the man
A name on her tongue
And a trace in her hands

Chorus
Billy, Billy
Where’d you go?
Billy, Billy
Nobody knows
She keep askin’ around
From place to place
Only thing I know
Is Billy’s name
(Billy) (Billy)