Intro

Oh Billy, why did you leave us so soon.
We barely new you at all.
With so much to give
To this great big world,
Your legacy will never fall.

You'll always be a shining star
It doesn't matter where you are.

Oh Billy, Billy, please come back.
We just can't let you go.

Verse 1

Little Billy was ahead of his time.
His life was ended at the start of his prime.
The doctors were determined to bring him back.
They were well studied and they had the knack.

Injecting chemicals inside his head.
They thought that this might work,
But he was still dead.
They ran electric shocks along his spine.
It fried his eyeballs;
He was dead and blind.

Chorus

He's dead.
There's nothing else that can be done.
He's dead.
Respect for the dead overcome.
He's dead.
Oh Billy, if you're watching this.
He's dead.
Please tell us what our culture's missed?

Verse 2

They rigged a processor on to his brain.
So they could sync it up with their mainframe.
It caught a virus on the first upload.
And Billy's head looked like it would implode.

They pulled the plug and thought up their next plan.
Chop him up to save all his DNA strands
So they can clone him when the time is right
Just throw his parts on ice and seal him up tight.

Chorus

He's dead.
There's nothing else that can be done.
He's dead.
Respect for the dead overcome.
He's dead.
Oh Billy, if you're watching this.
He's dead.
Please tell us what our culture's missed?

Verse 3

After the years had passed, the science arrived.
The clone of Billy would be soon alive.
They went to get the parts, but they weren't there.
No trace was left; it vanished in thin air.

All that was left: a picture of a boat.
And on the back was a hand written note.
Four parting words from Billy's parts that read:
Gone fishing -- with Ted.

Chorus

He's dead.
There's nothing else that can be done.
He's dead.
Respect for the dead overcome.
He's dead.
Oh Billy, if you're watching this.
He's dead.
Please tell us what our culture's missed?