《Billy Can’t Read》歌词

歌曲： Billy Can’t Read

所属专辑：Best Of Paul Overstreet

歌手： Paul Overstreet

时长： 03:46

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Billy Can't Read - Paul Overstreet[00:00:00]

His mama and daddy were very poor[00:00:10]

And they never went to school billy followed in their[00:00:14]

Footsteps like a lot of children do[00:00:20]

He had to get a job to help pay the bills[00:00:25]

So his younger brother Ben might go to school and learn[00:00:29]

To read and write and maybe he could teach all of them[00:00:35]

But billy can't read no billy can't read but he[00:00:40]

Gives 200% for the minium wages that he receives sometimes[00:00:49]

He pretends like he can as he look laughs at the pictures[00:00:57]

In the funny books but it really ain't funny you see[00:01:02]

That billy can't read[00:01:07]

Then the boss man came around[00:01:12]

Talked to billy one day[00:01:16]

He said now billy you're the[00:01:19]

Hardest worker I've got[00:01:21]

And you surely deserve more pay[00:01:23]

But the boss at the top says I have to give every[00:01:27]

Foreman a written test Billy hung his head 'cause he[00:01:32]

Knew right then he always have to settle for[00:01:37]

Less 'cause Billy can't read no billy can't read but[00:01:41]

He gives 200% of the minium wages he receives sometimes[00:01:51]

He pretends like can as he looks laughs at the pictures[00:01:59]

In the funny book but it really ain't[00:02:04]

Funny you see that Billy can't read[00:02:08]

Little ben never took for granted all his brother[00:02:29]

Billy's sacrifice every night while the family slept[00:02:34]

They would sit up late by that old lamp light sounding[00:02:40]

Out the A's and the E's and the I's O's and u's[00:02:46]

Now he is reading everything from the cereal box to[00:02:53]

The bible three times through[00:02:57]

'Cause billy can read yes billy can read now the rest[00:03:00]

Of his life will be diffrent because of[00:03:09]

The special gift he received now he don't have to[00:03:12]

Act like he's laughing as he looks at the silly pictures[00:03:17]

In those funny books there's as funny as they can be now that[00:03:21]

Billy can read yeah his life 'cause much better you see[00:03:27]

Now that billy can read[00:03:34]