The snowstorm blanks in Cincinnati
A black crow flies straight to my window
He looks me in the eye and tells me
The price for this will bring you sorrow

Billy Joe, I cast a shadow from the darkness in my soul
Billy Joe, I lost control, the little girl who can't say no

The bus pulls in another city
Wake up and don't know where we are
Four months without a loving shoulder
At night I cannot fight the loving you start

Billy Joe, I cast a shadow from the darkness in my soul
Billy Joe, I lost control, it was just a passing whimsical
Billy Joe, Billy Joe, Billy Joe
Billy Joe, Billy Joe, Billy Joe

The price for this will bring you sorrow

Billy Joe, I cast a shadow, from the darkness in my soul
Billy Joe, you think you know, once burned twice sociological
Billy Joe, don't be cold, my mistakes are no more cold than yours
Billy Joe, this lonely road, conjures up the inner ghosts
Billy Joe, I let you go, spread my legs to ease this woe
Billy Joe, it was just a moment, don't you see that I am yours
Billy Joe, Billy Joe, Billy Joe
Billy Joe, Billy Joe, Billy Joe