Alan G. - My Name Is Billy Lyrics
Officer, I swear that I’m licensed to driveFlyin’ down the freeway breakneck fast, an’Officer, I swear that I’m legal, no lieBut lookin’ guilty is the role I’m cast inThey say my truck and my life are a wreckAll the cops in town know my reputationEverybody thinks that I’m goin’ to heckEverybody thinks I’m beyond salvationI’m no scoundrel sirThat’s just what you heardMy name is Billy, and I don’t believe in bein’ goodThat’s what they say cuz I don’t act the way they think I shouldThey shake their heads cuz I live a life that breaks the moldCallin’ me wicked but I’m not, I’m just 16 years oldBut I guess someone’s gotta wear the black hatMy name is Billy, I’m bad, bad, bad, badPrincipal, I swear I’m not tryin’ to bragAnd you’re the kind of guy that I admireYeah I was makin’ out in chemistry labBut I wasn’t there when it caught on fire‘K, that was me, but you ain’t got the factsReally didn’t mean to burn down the school, yeahKids startin’ crazy rumors behind my backI’m the one they say is a troubled fool, ButHow they judge is strangeThey want me to changeMy name is Billy, and I don’t believe in bein’ goodThat’s what they say cuz I don’t act they way they think I shouldDon’t tell me nothin’ ‘bout the laws or what you ‘xpect of meI’m just a boy who knows things aren’t always what they seemBut I guess someone’s gotta wear the black hatMy name is Billy, I’m bad, bad, bad, badReverend, I swear there ain’t no need to fearClearly you can see my heart’s in the right placeI’m sure they warned you this would be kinda queerLike chattin’ up the devil face to faceBut let me tell ya somethin’ – You have been playedI’m a good boy, really deep down I amPeople say mean things when they are afraidLyin’ when they just don’t understand, SomeFolks just don’t feel strong‘Til they call someone wrongThey need an enemyIt might as well be meMy name is Billy, and I don’t believe in bein’ goodThat’s what they say cuz I don’t act the way they think I shouldThey shake their heads cuz I live a life that breaks the moldCallin’ me wicked but I’m not, I’m just 16 years oldBut I guess someone’s gotta wear the black hatMy name is Billy, I’m bad, bad, bad, badMy name is Billy, and I don’t believe in bein’ goodThat’s what they say cuz I don’t act they way they think I shouldDon’t tell me nothin’ ‘bout the laws or what you ‘xpect of meI’m just a boy who knows things aren’t always what they seemBut I guess someone’s gotta wear the black hatMy name is Billy, I’m bad, bad, bad, badThings ain’t always what they seem Bad, bad, bad, badBut for now, I’ll be Bad, bad, bad, bad
