Billy Doesn't Know He's Bad - Chuck Mead

Billy doesn’t know he’s bad

Billy doesn’t know he’s bad

Everything he done made sense to him

Billy doesn’t know he’s bad

Well he lies and he cheats and he robs and he kills

If he don’t take it, somebody else will

He’ll throw a punch at the smallest slight

And leave you there bleeding in the pale moonlight

Billy doesn’t know he’s bad

Billy doesn’t know he’s bad

Everything he did made sense to him

Billy doesn’t know he’s bad

Billy went and shot up a house today

(Billy doesn’t know he’s bad)

The neighbors didn’t need it anyway

(Billy doesn’t know he’s bad)

He never had problem making friends

(Billy doesn’t know he’s bad)

But you never heard of some of them again

(Billy doesn’t know he’s bad)

Billy doesn’t know he’s bad

Billy doesn’t know he’s bad

Everything he done made sense to him

Billy doesn’t know he’s bad

Billy grew up twelve years in the

Ran him hungry and it robbed his soul

Locked him in the yard, knocked out his lights

Whipped him in the cellar on Saturday night

Billy didn’t know what he learned from the man

You get what you want, you take what you can

The pills didn’t work that the doctors gave him

Nobody knew what to do to save him

Now he only does exactly what he wants to do

(Billy doesn’t know he’s bad)

It don’t matter who has to lose

(Billy doesn’t know he’s bad)

Toss him in a cell and throw away the key

(Billy doesn’t know he’s bad)

But he swears someday he’ll break free

(Billy doesn’t know he’s bad)

People say Billy died on the run

Never understood by anyone

Billy thought everyone thought like him

(Billy doesn’t know he’s bad)

Your salvation is another sin

(Billy doesn’t know he’s bad)

Billy doesn’t know he’s bad

Billy doesn’t know he’s bad

Everything he done made sense to him

Billy doesn’t know he’s bad

He doesn’t know he’s bad

He doesn’t know he’s bad

Billy doesn’t know he’s bad