Billy, I've Got to Go to Town
Geraldine Stevens
Written by Mel Tillis
Answer song to Kenny Rogers & The First Edition's Top 10 hit
from two months earlier, "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town."
Peaked at # 117 in 1969
I've painted up my lips and rolled and curled my tinted hair
Billy, now you're sure I'm gonna cheat on you somewhere
I don't know how much longer I can stand this jealousy
Oh, Billy, please have some faith in me
I begged you not to go and fight that crazy Asian war
But you believed so strongly in what you were fighting for
And now you've got to sit and stare at shadows on the ground
Oh, Billy, I've got to go to town
I'd gladly give the world if I could make you understand
But I said "I do" and that's still true, you'll always be my man
They robbed you of your legs, don't let them strip you of your pride
Oh, Billy, you're still a man inside
Don't make me leave this house with you accusing me of wrong
'cause, Billy, it's so hard to go and leave you here alone
You've given all you've got to give and now it's up to me
Oh, Billy, that's how it's got to be
Oh, my Billy, for God's sake trust in me
source: Robin Hood
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