Billy Billy

Do you remember your first Hammersmith gig

How they queued up for hours in the rain

Spent all they had to get as near to the front

They thought it was worth it just to see you again

All the excitement with the lights going down

Your name was shouted like some magical word

Then the band fired up those opening chords

It seemed so loud I think the whole world must of heard it

Billy Billy did you know what they were going to do

Did you know that they were gonna make a star out of you

Billy Billy can you hear what I say

You better hang on to yourself don't let them take it all away

Billy Billy I'm scared of what they're putting you through

Seemed such a long way from when we were at school

Two skinny kids getting their first guitars

We drove them crazy with those tunes that we wrote

Down in the front room we'd be practising for hours and hours

Then the night came when we sang down the club

Guess we were lousy but they cheered just the same

I never thought about it much until now

That look that came into your eyes while we were playing

Billy Billy did you know what they were going to do

Did you know that they were gonna make a star out of you

Billy Billy can you hear what I say

You better hang on to yourself don't let them take it all away

Billy Billy I'm scared of what they're putting you through

You know I saw you up in town a while back

You walked straight by me as we passed in the door

I said hello but I guess that you never heard

Can't bring myself to play your albums anymore

You've got the papers tripping over themselves

Your mum still cuts out each and every word

At home they talk about you all of the time

I hope they give you everything that you deserve

Billy Billy did you know what they were going to do

Did you know that they were gonna make a star out of you

Billy Billy can you hear what I say

You better hang on to yourself don't let them take it all away

Billy Billy I'm scared of what they're putting you through