[Intro]


[Verse 1]

Billy won't yo

u stay

We've been up 

all night

Talking 'bout 

flowers from '

65

The prints on 

that dress

You always lik

ed

We were young 

enough

To go out and 

dance at night

[Break]
   

[Verse 2]

We'd cross the

 street

And you'd hold

 my hand

Same man now

That you were 

back then

Young kids goo

d for nothing

But high hopin

g

Broken, starvi

ng plastic rin

g

Perfect for el

oping

[Break]
   

[Verse 3]

Years went by 

fast

You were so go

od to me

Our children h

ave children

Billy, how cou

ld it be

But 90 years i

s nothing

To some kids l

ike us

So baby stick 

around

And tell a sto

ry just becaus

e


[Chorus]
             
Billy stay a w

 
hile
             
Lately you've 

             
been slipping 

       
in and out
             
Billy stay a c

 
hild
             
Tell me 'bout 

             
that girl you 

           
dreamed about
             
Billy stay a w

 
hile
             
Tell me of the

            
 lovers who on

ce were
             
Billy stay a c

 
hild
             
Tell me bout' 

             
that girl and 

           
how you loved 

her

[Break]
   

[Verse 5]

Billy don't fo

rget

Won't you keep

 on tryin'

I'll keep my e

ars open

To keep from c

rying

You're more ha

ndsome now

Than you were 

back then

And I'm the sa

me girl you fe

ll for

When we were k

ids

[Break]
   

[Verse 4]

If love was en

ough

Then you'd sta

y forever

But I guess so

metimes

That the end i

s better

Cause love tur

ns to loss

As the time go

es by

You don't know

 your own name

But you know m

ine


[Chorus]
             
Billy stay a w

 
hile
             
Lately you've 

             
been slipping 

       
in and out
             
Billy stay a c

 
hild
             
Tell me 'bout 

             
that girl you 

           
dreamed about
             
Billy stay a w

 
hile
             
Tell me of the

            
 lovers who on

ce were
             
Billy stay a c

 
hild
             
Tell me bout' 

             
that girl and 

           
how you loved 

her

[Break]
     (x2)  (x4)

[Verse 6]

And you went b

ack home

In your sleep 

last night

And I hear you

 whisper

"I love you go

odbye"

But maybe your

 Heaven's 1965

With my hair i

n your face

On a long summ

er drive
   
To me you'll n

ever be

The times you 

forgot
     
But all of our

 good times

And flowers yo

u bought