Billy is crying and hundreds of people surround him
Billy is crying and evryone around him is smiling
He knows he should be out there laughing with them
But he just can't force a smile upon his face 

He tries so hard and wants so much but today he can't adjust
He doesn't want to hurt her but he knows that he does 

Cry on, cry on little Billy 
Billy is crying but it doesn't keep the sun from shining
Billy is crying but it doesn't keep the band from trying
And all the songs keep spinning through his head
And he'd loved to sing along, but it's just that 

Rotten kind of feeling makes the words stuck in his throat
He knows she's out there somewhere crying on her own 

Cry on, cry on little Billy


(c) music: Henk Jonkers and Richard Janssen / words: Richard Janssen