Billy was a good friend of mine Billy was a good friend of mine Billy era um bom amigo meu We grew up together ever since we were nine We grew up together ever since we were nine Nós crescemos juntos desde que nós éramos nove We went to school, he was my best friend We went to school, he was my best friend Fomos para a escola, ele era meu melhor amigo And i thought our friendship would never end And i thought our friendship would never end E eu pensei que a nossa amizade nunca acabe In highschool he played football In highschool he played football Em highschool jogou futebol And me, i didn't do anything at all And me, i didn't do anything at all E eu, eu não fiz nada He made touch-downs, while i played pool He made touch-downs, while i played pool Ele fez touch-downs, enquanto eu jogava piscina And no one could figure out, which one of us was the fool And no one could figure out, which one of us was the fool E ninguém poderia imaginar, que um de nós era o tolo Then we both went to collage Then we both went to collage Em seguida, ambos foram para colagem He studied medicine, while i studied foilage He studied medicine, while i studied foilage Ele estudou medicina, enquanto eu estudava foilage He got "a's", and i got "d's" He got "a's", and i got "d's" Ele tem um "a", e eu tenho "D's" He was going for his p.h.d. He was going for his p.h.d. Ele estava indo para sua p.h.d. Then i decided to drop out Then i decided to drop out Então eu decidi sair Things were getting a little to hot Things were getting a little to hot As coisas estavam ficando um pouco a quente Billy stayed there, became an intern, then a doctor Billy stayed there, became an intern, then a doctor Billy ficou lá, tornou-se um estagiário, em seguida, um médico Then war broke out and he had to go Then war broke out and he had to go Então, a guerra estourou e ele teve que ir But not me, i was mentally unfit or so they say, so, so But not me, i was mentally unfit or so they say, so, so Mas não para mim, eu estava mentalmente incapaz ou assim eles dizem, tão, tão When he came back, he wasn't quite the same When he came back, he wasn't quite the same Quando ele voltou, ele não era o mesmo His nerves were shot, but not me His nerves were shot, but not me Seus nervos foram baleados, mas não me Last time i saw him, i couldn't take it anymore Last time i saw him, i couldn't take it anymore A última vez que o vi, eu não agüentava mais He wasn't the billy i knew, it was like talking to a door He wasn't the billy i knew, it was like talking to a door Ele não era o billy eu sabia, era como falar com uma porta Billy was a friend of mine Billy was a friend of mine Billy era um amigo meu I grew up with him ever since we were nine I grew up with him ever since we were nine Eu cresci com ele desde que fomos nove We went together to school We went together to school Fomos juntos para a escola And now i often wonder, which one of us was the fool And now i often wonder, which one of us was the fool E agora eu pergunto muitas vezes, que um de nós era o tolo