Intro: A Verse 1: A Billy won't you stay A We've been up all night D Talking 'bout flowers from '65 A The prince on that dress A You always liked D We were young enough D To go out and dance at night Interlude: A A D D Verse 2: A We'd cross the street A And you'd hold my hand D Same man now D That you were back then A Young kids good for nothing A But high hoping D Broken, starving plastic ring D Perfect for eloping Interlude: A A D D Verse 3: A Years went by fast A You were so good to me D Our children have children D Billy, how could it be A But 90 years is nothing A To some kids like us D So baby stick around D And tell a story just because Chorus: E A Billy stay a while E D A Lately you've been slipping in and out E A Billy stay a child E D A Tell me 'bout that girl you dreamed about E A Billy stay a while E D A Tell me of the lovers who once were E A Billy stay a child E D A Tell me bout' that girl and how you loved her Interlude: A A D D Verse 5: A Billy don't forget A Won't you keep on tryin' D I'll keep my ears open D To keep from crying A You're more handsome now A Than you were back then D And I'm the same girl you fell for D When we were kids Interlude: A A D D Verse 4: A If love was enough A Then you'd stay forever D But I guess sometimes D That the end is better A Cause love turns to loss A As the time goes by D You don't know your own name D But you know mine Chorus: E A Billy stay a while E D A Lately you've been slipping in and out E A Billy stay a child E D A Tell me 'bout that girl you dreamed about E A Billy stay a while E D A Tell me of the lovers who once were E A Billy stay a child E D A Tell me bout' that girl and how you loved her Interlude: E A E D A -x2- A -x4- Verse 6: A And you went back home A In your sleep last night D And I hear you whisper D "I love you goodbye" A But maybe your Heaven's 1965 D With my hair in your face D On a long summer drive A To me you'll never be A The times you forgot D But all of our good times D And flowers you bought
