Standin' On the Stone

Billy tells his hard luck story
no one here can deny it
but Billy wants much more
and no one here can supply it
he’s standing on the stone
and everyone here passes by it
he’s being called a martyr
Billy says, «I always knew it,
but then again it’s not what you do
it’s the way you do it.»
He’s standing on the stone
all alone and going thru it
looking at the world thru one eye
and covering both his ears
he believes in half of what he sees
and none of what he hears
he’s standing on the stone
it seems that he’s been standing here for years
he never gives his heart away
he leaves to room to get in
he says. «Love is just alright
but I don’t really fit in,»
he’s standing on the stone
holding on and holding it in
it’s another loaded question
and there’s nothing more to say
so come on, Billy, lay your
burden down, let it lay
you’re standing on the stone
that someday soon is going to roll away