Dear Billy, how are you? I hope you are well The flowers are blooming The plants, I can't really tell I see by your letter You have no intent to come home So I'll take the kid and the house And make out on my own Dear Billy, I'm trying To say what I feel But the feelings are locked up in pain I hope you're enjoying whatever it is You are doing in whoever's name The night it runs cold And it chills to the soul But you wouldn't know What's the use It's all one to me Go ahead and be free After all, you got nothing to lose I still go to school And the kid, she goes too We're learning to silence the fear That no one is near She calls me "Dear" And I wait for you What else can I do? No, nothing has changed It all stays the same We all remain ever-faithful And someone confused Except maybe you Who threw the harpoon Are you coming back soon? Dear Billy, please send My regards to your lady I wish her well And I hope that one day We will meet on the far side of hell Well the sun's got the moon And the writer his tune But I never had nothing 'cept you And on the day that you die I will sing lullabyes In the hopes that you got yours, too
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