Billy Dee (Live)-Kris Kristofferson/Rita Coolidge

[ti:] [ar:] [al:] [by:时间戳工具V2.0_20200810] [offset:0] [00:11.43]Billy Dee was seventeen when he turned twenty one [00:15.48] [00:16.83]Fooling with some foolish things he could've left alone [00:20.73] [00:21.24]But he had to try to satisfy a thirst he couldn't name [00:25.74] [00:27.03]Driven toward the darkness by the devils in his veins [00:30.81] [00:33.06]All around the honky tonks searching for a sign [00:37.65] [00:38.64]Gettin' by on gettin' high on women words and wine [00:42.78] [00:43.47]Some folks called him crazy Lord and others called him free [00:47.70] [00:48.33]But we just called us lucky for the love of Billy Dee [00:52.83] [01:05.12]Busy goin' his own way and speakin' his own words [01:09.33] [01:10.35]Facin' and forgettin' every warnin' that he heard [01:14.40] [01:15.36]Makin' friends and takin' any crazy chance he could [01:19.53] [01:20.16]Gettin' busted for the bad times and believin' in the good [01:24.60] [01:26.91]Billy took a beatin' from a world he meant no harm [01:31.38] [01:32.52]The score was written in the scars upon his arm [01:36.51] [01:37.23]Some felt he was payin' for the life he tried to lead [01:41.13] [01:42.18]But all we felt was sorry for our good friend Billy Dee [01:46.71] [01:58.23]It may be his soul was bigger than a body's ought to be [02:03.09] [02:03.66]Singin' songs and bringin' laughter to the likes of you and me [02:08.13] [02:08.78]'Cause the world he saw was sadder than the one he hoped to find [02:13.35] [02:13.98]But it wasn't near as lonesome as the one he left behind [02:18.51] [02:20.70]Yesterday they found him on the floor of his hotel [02:24.99] [02:26.13]Reachin' toward the needle Lord that drove him down to hell [02:30.18] [02:30.99]Some folks called it suicide others blame the speed [02:35.34] [03:28.32]But we just called it crucified when Billy Dee O D 'd