Billy was the king and Cheryl the queen
Of the prom back in seventy-seven
The whole school saw it coming
Those kids were a match made in heaven
Cheryl had smarts and beauty
Made cheerleader in ninth grade
The other girls in town
Grew up in her shade
Billy was a football superstar
Scouted by Division Two
He blew out his knee
Before senior year was through
They married in a hurry
Cheryl had the twins
Billy drove a truck for Sears
And watched videos of his wins
The times and Cheryl changed
Billy caught her reading Ms.
He wouldn’t let her go to work
He said, “baby, that’s just the way it is”
But Cheryl got the message
From Steinem and Friedan
She told Bill about liberation
Said his breakfast could be damned
She declared her independence
She said, “I’m going back to school”
Then Billy confronted her
With a Craftsman garden tool
Cheryl wanted freedom
But Billy walled her in
And down in their finished basement
He paneled over his sin
Now in his recliner
Before the playoff games begin
He listens for a telltale heart
And mixes tonic, guilt, and gin
He listens for a telltale heart
And mixes tonic, guilt, and gin
Cheryl wanted freedom
But Billy walled her in
And down in their finished basement
He paneled over his sin
Now in his recliner
Before the playoff games begin
He listens for a telltale heart
And mixes tonic, guilt, and gin
He listens for a telltale heart
And mixes tonic, guilt, and gin
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