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What A Life

from The Enthusiast by Visitor 11

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Billy stood just shorter than a quarter of an inch tall
People beggin' for spare change he made no sense of it all
His pocketbook's always empty though he don't know where it goes
He can't find a job that fits, same story for his clothes
Don't run around naked, ya know he's too shy for that
Though he was once seen in public only wearing sox and a hat
But that was in his wild days and we all have oats to sow
Can't blame no one for that you just have to let them go
He used to play in a blues band, he used to think that would take him far
But he was never really low enough to write blues that were up to par
So his life in making music never got him much further than that
Then he thought he'd take up painting he got an easel and a hat
He bought a large set of acrylics with a wide range of hues
Ranging from the reddest of crimsons to the richest shades of blue
He covered many a canvas some were intricate some were crass
But his monetary gratification didn't come to him very fast
(chorus) Oh what a life to live you think you're so grown up but you're still just a kid
Julia was Billy's counterpart, she was younger by two years
Anytime she found trouble she would get out with crocodile tears
Many things in life she wanted, most of which she got
Most of the guys in town would succumb to her will just because she was hot
Her father paid for most of her things, fearing she could not hold her own
What's to become of poor Julia when pappy is dead and gone
Her father often thought without him, for her, everything would go wrong
Good thing Billy is sticking with her, a man who's good and strong
(chorus)
I'm really gonna make something of myself, just you wait and see
That was the story sung by young Billy
Work was the only part of life with any consistency
Though he had many hopes and aspirations
Seemed his mind was always on vacation
Julia was a Beatles song, she was named after
Julia depends on her father
Why can't we learn from the mistakes that we see everybody else make?

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from The Enthusiast, released January 1, 2009

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Visitor Eleven Peoria, Illinois

Visitor11 is but one person making all these tracks and albums.
Sometimes I do have a guest on a song, or more commonly sample stuff. My dog appears on more of my stuff than anyone but myself.

People out there already doing anything I do better than me, I just hope to entertain some people.

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