Billy Lyrics - No Control - Bad Religion

I can recall the warm youth of a summer day, yeah 

The sweetest lemonade, the darkest game arcade 

And Billy had a yearning in the corner of his mind, yeah 

It moved him secretly, it moved him powerfully 

But prescience was lacking and the present was all 

And his aptitudes were carelessly wasted 

And challenging life with the abandon of a fool 

He squandered the hours of his day 

Then darkness and disorder slapped him sharply in the face, yeah 

It hit him like a friend, struck something deep within 

He couldn't break the chain of slow decay that seemed to drag him 

Just like a fatal tie toward the other side 

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And Billy was a lunatic just barking at the moon 

And his brain was totally wasted 

He then exchanged his friends for a needle and a spoon 

And he threw his future away 

Bolt the door and throw away the key, yeah 

Your dim reflection is all that you can see 

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So where is the justice when no one is at fault 

And a human life is tragically wasted? 

How fragile is the flame that burns within us all 

To light each passing day, yeah