How fragile is the flame that burns within us all
Bolt the door and throw away the key
It hit him like a friend, struck somethin' deep within
But prescience was lacking and the present was all
And Billy had a yearning in the corner of his mind
And a human life is tragically wasted?
And he threw his future away
It moved him secretly, it moved him powerfully
Just like a fatal tie toward the other side
Then darkness and disorder slapped him sharply in the face
And Billy was a lunatic just barkin' at the moon
He squandered the hours of his day
He couldn't break the chain of slow decay that seemed to drag him
Your dim reflection is all that you can see
And challenging life with the abandon of a fool
He then exchanged his friends for a needle and a spoon
And his aptitudes were carelessly wasted
So where is the justice when no one is at fault
And his brain was totally wasted
