Billy was a friend of mine
We grew up together ever since we were nine
We went all the way to school, he was my best friend
And no one could say, which one of us was the fool

In highschool he played football
And me, I didn't do anything at all
He made touch-downs, while I played pool
And no one could really say, which one of us was the fool

Then we both went to collage
He studied medicine, while I studied foilage
He got "A's", and I got "D's"
He was going for his P.H.D.
Then I decided, I decided to drop out
Things were getting a little to hot

Billy stayed there, became an intern, then a doctor
Then war broke out and he had to go
But not me, I was mentally unfit or so they say, so, so

When he came back, he wasn't quite the same at all
He wasn't the Billy I knew, it was like talking to a wall

Billy was a friend of mine
I grew up with him ever since we were nine
We went together to school
And now I often wonder, which one of us was the fool

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