Frank Black And The Catholics - Billy Radcliffe lyrics

Billy Radcliffe didn't go to town And when we looked up He was looking right down Catching blue in his eyes that were brown Billy Radcliffe (Billy Radcliffe) Billy Radcliffe, owned by the state From his first breath To the cemetery gate He was the first boy born in space Billy Radcliffe (Billy Radcliffe) Billy Radcliffe, very first one He really had lived just a cursed son A split-in-half man, sang the cherubim Billy Radcliffe (Billy Radcliffe) Billy Radcliffe saw what the Devil man saw (He saw) A spot of blue in the black of the eye of the Lord (The Lord) Such a cruel love is the kind that has wrought, oh, Billy Billy Radcliffe Oh Billy, sadly, didn't live long He had to stay there Because he wasn't too strong He's stepping out the door Blowing up like a bomb Billy Radcliffe (Billy Radcliffe) Billy Radcliffe, very first one Really a hatched man, a light switch son A split-in-half man, sang the cherubim Billy Radcliffe, very first one A split-in-half man, sang the cherubim I'll bet you cried when he died, now, did ya? Now, did ya? Now Billy Radcliffe saw what the Devil man saw (He saw) A spot of blue in the black of the eye of the Lord, oh, Billy Billy Radcliffe saw what the Devil had And I feel very bad for William Radcliffe