Billy Overcame His Size

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Billy never made the football team,
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'Cause Billy's size was small.

But Billy's brother was a mighty 
lad,
And played a lot of high school 
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ball.

And Billy's daddy never favoured 
him,
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He catered to the bigger guys,
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But later on, in a bigger way,
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Billy overcame his size.

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The years flew by, and Billy grew,
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But he never got very big.

We called him shorty but he never 
got mad,
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He was always good for a dig.

And we payed no mind when he fell in
 line,
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And left with the other guys.
And the sergeant laughed at his 
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skinny frame,
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But Billy overcame his size.

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Billy overcame his size,
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Yeah, Billy overcame his size.
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Later on, in a bigger way,
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Billy overcame his size.

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Billy's brother made a football 
star,
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And the biggest man in town.

And the scholarship that kept him 
home
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Never seemed to bring him down.

But on the other hand his brother 
Bill,
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Put pride in his Daddy's eyes.
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When he died to save those other 
men,
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Billy overcame his size.

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Billy overcame his size,
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Yeah, Billy overcame his size.
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When he died to save those other 
men,
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Billy overcame his size.