Song Description
Strong, Celtic-inspired ballad about losing your best friend - but letting him / her go with hope for what is beyond what we can see from here
| Song Length |
4:00 |
Genre |
Folk - Traditional |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Heartbreaking |
Language |
English |
Lyrics
Billy
© Bruce Mills 2005 (ASCAP)
Billy - will you ever go to sea?
Will you cross the ocean wide?
Will your path the stars decide?
Could I come and be your guide
Billy - will you ever go to sea?
Leave memories behind and follow me?
If we sail tonight - the rising tide
Will take us safely to the other side
Billy - will you ever go to sea?
Will you ever walk a beach of golden sand?
Will you speak the words of distant lands?
Will you ever learn the dance?
Billy - will you come along?
Listen to the mermaid song?
Do the whales down in the deep
Shake the earth beneath your feet?
Chorus:
Billy, wipe away those tears
Nothing can bring back the years
Time is here and stories told -
Time is come to let your anchor go
Cold and salty winds
Will wash away your unforgiven sins
What could be the secret you keep?
I'm singing you a lullaby to sleep -
Interval
Chorus:
Billy, wipe away those tears
Nothing can bring back the years
Time is here and stories told
Time is come to let your anchor go
The sea - she is a lost and lonely soul
Her legends and rumours bold
But your memories she'll keep -
Knowing you soon will be -
Sailing on her waves toward the sun
When the day is nearly done
Billy, come along and sail with me
Billy, come along and sail with me