Tony Joe White - Billy (from "Austin City Limits")

^FBilly^F we've come a ^Glong way toge^Fther^F and th^Grough it ^Amall You've been ^Fjust like a brother to m^Ge And B^Filly^F we've had our s^Ghare of ups and d^Fowns ^FFroze our t^Gails sleeping on the g^Amround When the ^Fjobs were few and far be^Gtween.

We've been ^Fknocking around together so ^Flong ^GSinging them same old s^Fongs Been out in the rain so ^Flong I ^Dmswear we're s^Ghrinking

Billy lately I have done some thinking. When I look back on our lives We've sure had ourself a time But you know it's been a wild world we traveled And it's startin' to unravel We leave so many loose ends behind We've been bucked off and kicked so many times And the ground just keeps gettin' harder Billy you know well as I we ain't gettin' no younger --- Instrumental --- Billy another summer's come and gone Now with winter coming on I know we planned on heading south But Billy I thought about it several days And these words I'm about to say They don't taste good in my mouth But there's someone who's waiting back home Lord, if she'll still have me Guess I'll be saying so long you go on without me.

Ain't no ^Dmeasy way of saying goo^Gdbye So be s^Dmure and tell 'em all down in ^GTexas I said ^Amhi...^F ^G ^F