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Artist: Lesley Gore
Canonical path: /gore-lesley/consolation-prize
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Consolation Prize
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Consolation Prize
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When I lost Tommy
I won Billy as a consolation prize
The love he gave me
Really swayed me
It was shining in his eyes
Oh, Billy poor Billy
Was my consolation prize
'Cause I love Tommy
I used Billy
Hoping that he would not get wise
Each time I meet him
I mistreat him
And tell him such a pack of lies
Oh, Billy poor Billy
Was my consolation prize
Although Billy was tender
And Billy was always there
I kept wishing Tommy's lips
They were mine all mine to share
Then I hurt Tommy
Lost his sweat heart
But when he call I realized
That I loved Billy
Only Billy
What a passing in disguise
Oh, Tommy, hey Tommy
Go ahead and get yourself
A consolation prize (repeat)
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Lesley Gore performs "Consolation Prize", and this lyric page sits inside the Lesley Gore catalog on LyroVerse.
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