Billy and Sue

	B.j. Thomas
	Miscellaneous
	Billy And Sue
	Billy And Sue
	B.J. Thomas & The Triumphs
	THIS IS A STORY ABOUT BILLY AND SUE
	THEY WERE IN LOVE AS ANY OTHER TWO
	BUT BILLY HAD TO DIE
	AND WHEN YOU HEAR THE REASON WHY --
	YOU'LL HANG YOUR HEAD AND CRY
	BILLY AND SUE MET THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
	AND EVER SINCE LIVED BY THE GOLDEN RULE
	WHEN YOU DO UNTO OTHERS
	WHAT YOU WOULDN'T WANT DONE TO YOU
	YOU'D HAVE TO BE A FOOL
	MUTUAL AGREEMENT LED TO LOVE AND TRUST
	THEY WOULD TRAVEL THE ROAD TO MARRIAGE OR BUST
	BUT WHEN BILLY WAS OLD ENOUGH TO TAKE A WIFE
	HE WAS OLD ENOUGH TO FIGHT FOR HIS COUNTRY---
	AND HIS WAY OF LIFE
	BRIDGE- SUE'S LETTERS CAME EVERY DAY
	GAVE HIM THE STRENGTH -TO SHOW HIM THE WAY
	TO FIGHT FOR HIS COUNTRY AND THE GIRL HE LOVED---
	THAT'S A SOLDIER'S ONLY FATE
	THEN BILLY HEARD NO --- WORD FROM SUE
	HE WAS WORRIED SICK BUT WHAT COULD HE DO
	THE BULLETS WERE FLYING AS HE HUGGED THE GROUND AND BACK HOME
	----SUE ----
	WAS RUNNING ROUND
	BILLY WAS GROWING LESS AND LESS STRONG
	HIS HOPE HIS FAITH WAS ALMOST GONE
	THEN LIKE A MIRACLE A LETTER APPEARED
	BILLY TORE THE LETTER OPEN AND HE READ ---
	DEAR JOHN
	A LOOK CAME OVER BILLY THAT WOULD SCARE A GHOST
	FAMILIAR LOOK SEEN ON SOLDIERS -- COAST TO COAST
	EVEN THO THE AIR WAS FILLED WITH LEAD
	BILLY JUMPED UP
	THEY SHOT HIM DEAD
	BILLY WAS BURIED IN A FARAWAY GRAVE THAT READ
	FOR HIS COUNTRY -- HIS LIFE HE GAVE
	BUT THE EPITAPH -- WAS ONLY A PART
	HE DIDN'T DIE FROM A BULLET BUT HE DIED
	FROM A BROKEN HEART