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Billy

from KANE by Lucy Isabel

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About:
Billy was definitely the sibling I had heard the least about growing up. I wrote this song more than a full year after I wrote the others because I felt like I didn't have a way in. Eventually, I decided to use the unknown as an asset.

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Lyrics:
Little Billy K
Took his mama by the hand,
Held on tightly by her side,
'Til he thought he couldn't stand.
And on a summer's day,
With his sister's and a plan,
He set out to live a life
And to grow into a man.

Billy K,
Where'd you go when they said
You would never be the man
That you thought of in your head?
Billy K,
Was your mama looking down?
Did she try to help you out?
Did your fate lead you astray,
Bring you back,
Take you away?

Little Billy K,
With a knapsack and a book
Went to school to learn a lesson
From a woman who mistook him
For his father's son.
And is that what he'd become?
Mouths to feed and bills to pay,
While the bottle fills his day.

Billy K,
Where'd you go when they said
You would never be the man
That you thought of in your head?
Billy K,
Was your mama looking down?
Did she try to help you out?
Did your fate lead you astray,
Bring you back,
Take you away?
Little Billy K.

Suddenly it's 'was' and 'were'
And 'how he used to be.'
A little boy without a mom
Becomes a man
No longer free.

Little Billy K,
Did you tousle your son's hair?
Did you get to say good-by?
Did you wonder who would care?
And on a summer's day,
Decades gone and brand new lives,
Someone sits to tell your story
And she wonders if she lies.

Billy K,
Why'd you go when they said
You would never be the man
That you pictured in your head?
Billy K,
Is your mama with you now?
Can she finally help you out?
Did your fate lead you astray,
Bring you back,
Take you away?
Little Billy K.

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from KANE, released February 17, 2017

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Lucy Isabel Nashville, Tennessee

Lucy Isabel is a folk/Americana singer-songwriter based out of Nashville, TN.

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