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Paul Overstreet - Billy Can't Read lyrics
Verse 1: His momma and his daddy were very poor,and they never went to school.Billy followed in their footsteps,like alot of children do.He had to get a job to help pay the bills so his younger brother Ben,might go to school to learn to read and write, then maybe he can teach all of them.But, Chorus: Billy can't read,no Billy can't read but he gives two hundred percent of the minimum wage that he receives.Sometimes he pretends like he can as he looks and laughs at the pictures in the funny books,but it really aint funny you see that Billy can't read. Verse 2: Then the bossman came around and talked to Billy one day.He says now Billy your the hardest worker i've got and you sure deserve more pay.But the boss at the top says i have to give every foreman a written test.Billy hung his head cause he knew right then he'd always have to settle for less. Cause, Repeat Chorus Verse 3: Little Ben never took for granted,all his brother Billy sacrificed.Every night while the family slept they would sit up late by that old lamplight,soundin out the A's,and the E's and the I's, O's, and U's.Now he's reading evrything from the cereal box to the bible three times through. Cause, Chorus: Billy can read,yeah Billy can read.Now the rest of his life will be different because of the special gift he received.Now he dont have to act like he's laughing as he looks at the silly pictures in those funny books.There as funny as they can be, now that Billy can read. His life is much better you see now that Billy can read. |
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