Bad Religion
Billy
No Control (1989)

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Am                          G
I can recall the warm youth of a summer day, yeah
F                      G 
The sweetest lemonade, the darkest game arcade
And Billy had a yearning in the corner of his mind, yeah
It moved him secretly, it moved him powerfully

      F              C               G           Am
  But prescience was lacking and the present was all
          F              C          G
  And his aptitudes were carelessly wasted
      F           C              G           Am
  And challenging life with the abandon of a fool
     F              G            (Am) 
  He squandered the hours of his day

(intro) 

Then darkness and disorder slapped him sharply in the face, yeah
It hit him like a friend, struck something deep within
He couldn't break the chain of slow decay that seemed to drag him 
Just like a fatal tie toward the other side

  And Billy was a lunatic, just barking at the moon
  And his brain was totally wasted
  He then exchanged his friends for a needle and a spoon 
  And he threw his future away, yeah

Am

E                 G                         E  G 
Bolt the door and throw away the key, yeah
E                      G                     Am 
Your dim reflection is all that you can see

  So where is the justice when no one is at fault
  And a human life is tragically wasted? 
  How fragile is the flame that burns within us all 
  To light each passing day, yeah?

Am  G  C  B~...