《Billy Can’t Read》歌词

[00:00:00] Billy Can't Read - Paul Overstreet

[00:00:10] His mama and daddy were very poor

[00:00:14] And they never went to school billy followed in their

[00:00:20] Footsteps like a lot of children do

[00:00:25] He had to get a job to help pay the bills

[00:00:29] So his younger brother Ben might go to school and learn

[00:00:35] To read and write and maybe he could teach all of them

[00:00:40] But billy can't read no billy can't read but he

[00:00:49] Gives 200% for the minium wages that he receives sometimes

[00:00:57] He pretends like he can as he look laughs at the pictures

[00:01:02] In the funny books but it really ain't funny you see

[00:01:07] That billy can't read

[00:01:12] Then the boss man came around

[00:01:16] Talked to billy one day

[00:01:19] He said now billy you're the

[00:01:21] Hardest worker I've got

[00:01:23] And you surely deserve more pay

[00:01:27] But the boss at the top says I have to give every

[00:01:32] Foreman a written test Billy hung his head 'cause he

[00:01:37] Knew right then he always have to settle for

[00:01:41] Less 'cause Billy can't read no billy can't read but

[00:01:51] He gives 200% of the minium wages he receives sometimes

[00:01:59] He pretends like can as he looks laughs at the pictures

[00:02:04] In the funny book but it really ain't

[00:02:08] Funny you see that Billy can't read

[00:02:29] Little ben never took for granted all his brother

[00:02:34] Billy's sacrifice every night while the family slept

[00:02:40] They would sit up late by that old lamp light sounding

[00:02:46] Out the A's and the E's and the I's O's and u's

[00:02:53] Now he is reading everything from the cereal box to

[00:02:57] The bible three times through

[00:03:00] 'Cause billy can read yes billy can read now the rest

[00:03:09] Of his life will be diffrent because of

[00:03:12] The special gift he received now he don't have to

[00:03:17] Act like he's laughing as he looks at the silly pictures

[00:03:21] In those funny books there's as funny as they can be now that

[00:03:27] Billy can read yeah his life 'cause much better you see

[00:03:34] Now that billy can read