Reed, Lou - Billy Lyrics






Billy was a good friend of mine
We grew up together ever since we were nine
We went to school, he was my best friend
And I thought our friendship would never end

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

Then we both went to collage
He studied medicine while I studied foliage
He got A's and I got D's
He was going for his Ph.D.
Then I decided to drop out
Things were getting a little too hot
Billy stayed there, became an intern and 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
His nerves were shot, but not me
Last time I saw him, I couldn't take it anymore
He wasn't the Billy I knew, it was like talking to a door

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





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  1. A.... ....

    I just love Lou x

  2. c.... d....

    R.i.p. Lou Redd. Great great grande grande 🎸🎼

  3. s.... ....

    Best Lou Reed album of all time apart from Berlin, don’t care what he or anyone says.
    So many personal lyrics and great songs.

  4. r.... c....

    Too many Billy, few lou

  5. N.... O....

    sax amazing

  6. m.... h....

    Doug Yule always said a bass line should be able to stand on it's own, in terms of effectiveness. his guest appearance here, playing what sounds like a bass he found in an abandoned dumpster, is a marvelous statement of that philosophy.

  7. B.... B....

    Sweet, sweet Lou.

  8. S.... B....

    Just one little typo? It's not "collage" but "College" as in "University." Thanks. X

  9. 6.... d....

    Luca prodan not dead !!!

  10. N.... S....

    Que lindo saber que varios vinimos por Luca

    N.... S....

    Nahuee Samudio es verdad.

  11. R.... M....

    Another great song from LR.

  12. j.... h....

    I wish there were more saxaphonists or other horn players to carry certain rock songs. Reed certainly was not afraid to feature them. Brilliant sax riffing and harmony on this, perfect collaboration w. Lou's unmistakable voice.

  13. k.... c....

    i loved lou alot, im going to the marine infantry next year at the age of 26 and i really hope i dont change like that

  14. r.... d....

    my Billy tries to con people he judges dumber than himself out of money... pretty sure he's the fool

  15. A.... N....

    My dog, Sol (Sun). She died on Sunday, cancer. This song was one of the last I heard with her. I grew up with her since I was 6 ... Sol was a friend of mine ...

    A.... N....

    Sorry gonzo animals have such good hearts like little angels

  16. p.... t....

    sucks he and Zevon never did an album together

  17. M.... D....

    Gracias luca que hermosa versión la de sumo

  18. G.... B....

    a poet in the same line as misses patty smith 1064

  19. F.... R....

    mira hasta donde llegue por luca...que grande

  20. S.... Z....

    luca prodan en argentina , nos regalaba un cover de esta hermosa canción luca not death !!!

  21. D.... m....

    Oh, the 7Os and Lou! If you were alive then, you'd know what I mean.

    D.... m....

    David mas Luca prodan integrante de sumo, en la década de los 80 nos regalaba un hermoso cover de esta gran canción !!

  22. B.... V....

    Great song

  23. C.... T....

    que canción más preciosa...you know the tune got some a lot of inner soul...

  24. s.... ....

    about 5o years ago already a favorites. of mine

  25. s.... ....

    great song anyways

  26. s.... ....

    u don't get it, ,, his best freind was a lahdeelaaahboy

  27. R.... V....

    quite annoying sax, damnnn

  28. D.... B....

    Thanks for your storys

  29. O.... F....

    Nothing to wonder. "Billy" went off to fight for Wall Street at the whim of either Johnson or Nixon and all he got was PTSD before they called it that. Veteran here, know why you take the King's Shilling.

    O.... F....

    "We're making the world safe for globalism"

  30. e.... ....

    The  Master  Story  Teller,,,RIP

  31. e.... ....

    thanks lou, you did the work. i can pass my life throught the factory.

  32. c.... b....

    Ohh my God I miss him already...

  33. c.... b....

    He will always LIVE in my <3

  34. F.... ....

    Love the song. But I'm afraid videos that use the same photos two or three times, or more, are not real videos.

    And now that I'm thinking of it, lyric videos that show just a line, or less, at a time, are not good lyric videos. On the other hand, if the entire lyric is simply scrolled, that's kind of annoying too. And I hate poetry videos that do not include the poems text! Or when the narrator begins reciting the poem before any text appears at all!

    F.... ....

    Tell us how you really feel

  35. A.... C....

    grande lou

  36. M.... F....

    y la version de luca es mas linda (L)

    M.... F....

    Maru PR no creo que leas este comentario. pero coincido 100x ciento con vos. soy diego

  37. F.... E....

    Como una canción tan simplepuede ser tan buenaa! Escuchen aca!

    F.... E....

    Francisco Elizalde eso se puede hacer con sentimiento y no como se hace ahora solo para el simple consumo , cuando uno hace obras dejando parte del corazón salen joyas

  38. P.... ....

    aguante luca

  39. l.... ....

    poignant, honest.

  40. F.... E....

    gracias Luca por tu gran versión..

  41. A.... B....

    geniooooooooo louuu reed!

  42. L.... R....

    @spudbeau and bowie...?!

  43. s.... ....

    Lou, Billy and Iggy, the 70's

  44. F.... E....

    Grande!!