Life in the Big City

BILLY WAS A WELTERWEIGHT, NEVER GOT THE SHOT AT THE TITLE NEVER WAS A RICH BOY, ALWAYS PLAYED THE HUSTLE, A SURVIVOR HE WENT THE WRONG WAY HOME, NOW HE'S A LONG WAY GONE I CAN STILL REMEMBER PLAY THE ROCK, YOU'RE THE DROP I'M THE DRIVER PACK IT UP BURN IT IN THE BACK YARD THROW IT ON THE FIRE HE WAS A REAL GOOD GUY HE WAS A FRIEND OF MINE SHOT DOWN IN THE STREET ONE NIGHT STANDING UP FOR A STRANGER THAT'S LIFE IN THE BIG CITY THAT'S LIFE AND IT AIN'T ALWAYS PRETTY AH, BILLY WHERE ARE YOU NOW? I DON'T EVER WANNA LEAVE THIS TOWN EVERYBODY'S LOOKING FOR THE SCAPE GOAT RUNNING IN THE AISLE BILLY GOT HANDS, HE'S THE GHOST OF A CHAMP THAT RETIRED GOT KNOCKED DOWN ALL FIGHT, BIG LAUGHS ALL NIGHT HEY, EVERYBODY CAME TO PLAY ANYWAY THAT'S LIFE IN THE BIG CITY THAT'S LIFE AND IT AIN'T ALWAYS PRETTY AH, BILLY WHERE ARE YOU NOW? I DON'T EVER WANNA LEAVE THIS TOWN RAIN, RAIN GO AWAY COME AGAIN ANOTHER DAY RAIN, RAIN JUST GO AWAY TODAY AH, BILLY WHERE ARE YOU NOW? AH, BILLY WHERE ARE YOU NOW? AH, BILL, IT'S LIKE YOU ALMOST KNEW I WISH I SAID GOODBYE TO YOU