B.J. Thomas - Billy And Sue lyrics

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 would'nt 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 didnt die from a bullet but he died from a broken heart