Day and night, how time takes flight
Sun rises and then there's night
How quick it goes is such a fright
But life goes on without respite
When I was young
And life had just begun
I thought that childhood would last forever
I would jump and play
Stay out all day and do things my own way
Day and night, how time takes flight
Sun rises and then there's night
How quick it goes is such a fright
But life goes on without respite
Billy was my buddy, isn't it funny how things go
We'd hang out all summer
Swimming and running
Not a care in the world
Enjoying life as it flows
Day and night, how time takes flight
Sun rises and then there's night
How quick it goes is such a fright
But life goes on without respite
One day, in the middle of May
Billy moved away.
Summer was no fun, I didn't run, I didn't swim
I just sat at home and wished that I wasn't alone
Day and night, how time takes flight
Sun rises and then there's night
How quick it goes is such a fright
But life goes on without respite
Decades have passed since I last saw Billy
I'm much older now, with children of my own
I watch as they play, and I continue to say
That I won't let them be alone
As long as I live, I'll never forget my best friend billy
I'll always remember the fun that we had
I'll always look back and be glad for the times that we had
Day and night, how time takes flight
Sun rises and then there's night
How quick it goes is such a fright
But life goes on without respite