Under One Roof lyrics

Artist  : Rubettes 
Song : Under One Roof



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 Billy ran away from his home to find away to live
in peace
His Mama didn't give a damn about
him
His Papa's on the run from the
Police

When Billy hit the city - the city
hit Billy
No one needs you when your down and
out
Then one kind guy with the painted
eyes
Pi@ked him up and bailed him
out

Under one roof sharing one
room
Nobody cared about them under one
roof
Sharing one room daring the world to part
them

Billy found it hard to find a job to
make some pay
AII day looking round
getting
me down I was being turned away
And Johnny was
the only one who didn't talk down
To Billy
from up above and for the first time in his
life
Billy found out what it felt like to be
loved.

Under one roof sharing one
love
Nobody cared about them under one
roof
Sharing one love daring the world to part
them.

Somehow Billy's Papa found out all
about the style of Billy's life
And it didn't
take long before he came round and he had a
knife
He cut up Johnny stole all his
money
He called him all the names that he
could find
Said he'd wait for Billy at the
factory tomorrow
And show him what they do to
Billy's kind.

Under one roof sharing on
love
Now the whole world knew about
them
under one roof
Sharing one love daring
the world to part them.

Johnny said 'Billy
we can run away from the world no more
I'm
gonna fetch my daddy
I'm gonna show the world
who I'm living for and if I lose my job
If I
lose my life you'll know one thing is true
He
can take away anything from me
But he won't
take me from you.

And at five thirty dead
his daddy waited at the factory
For him to
come and how it did degrade
Him he cut him and
he slayed him
And spat on him in front of
ev'ryone
As Billy lay dying his Papa started
crying
Because the parent through him he
became
And all because the person who has the
first to give him love
Had been a man.