Bobby loves Billy carved on a tree
Daddy chopped it down so no one would see
They couldn't help that they felt the way they did
But if you loved in this town you had to keep it hid
Bobby and Billy used to walk along the road
Smilin' and wavin' at people they knowed
Some would wave back—some would turn away
Some would mumble somethin' 'bout a price they gonna pay
Bobby loved Billy with a love so strong
How could anybody ever say it was wrong
But that's what happened in this sleepy little town
Guess love and hate make the world go round
Love conquers all if you feel it in your heart
Behind the old church young love was torn apart
Some went after Bob—some went after Bill
No one knows what happened and I guess they never will
Bobby loved Billy with a love so strong
How could anybody ever say it was wrong
But that's what happened in this sleepy little town
Guess love and hate make the world go round
Well love is love—hate is hate
Oh we gotta learn ‘fore it's too late
Bobby played baseball—Billy used to twirl
See Bobby was a boy and Billy was a girl
Bobby loved Billy with a love so strong
How could anybody ever say it was wrong
But that's what happened in this sleepy little town
Guess love and hate make the world go round
Bobby loves Billy carved on a stone
Daddy had the sense to leave the thing alone
