Billy And Sue

This is a story about Billy and Sue

They were as in love as were any two

And yet Billy had to die

And when you hear the reason why

You'll hang your head and cry

Billy and Sue met the first day of school

And ever sinced lived by the golden rule

Beacause they'll do unto others

What you wouldn't want done to you

You'd have to be a fool

This mutual agreement of love and trust

They would travel the road

To marriage or bust

And when Billy was old enough to take a wife

He was old enough to fight for his country

And his way of life

Sues letters came every day

Strenghtened his cause they showed him the way

To fight for his country and the girl he loved

Thats a soilders only pay

But then Billy heard no more from Sue

He was worried sick but what could he do

The bullets were screaming as he hugged the ground

And back home Sue was runnin round

Billy was gettin less and less strong

His hope his fate was almost gone

And then like a miracle the letter appeared

Billy tore the letter open and he read dear john

A look came over Billy that would scare a ghost

Familiar look seen on soldiers coast to coast

And even though the air was filled with lead

Billy jumped up they shot him dead

Billy was buried in a far away grave

It read for his country his life he gave

But that epitaph was only a part

He didn't die from a bullet but he died from a broken heart