Tipton

[Verse 1]
On the floor of a trailer in Spokane
Is the body of a woman, who lived as a man
Who played piano in a big band

[Verse 2]
And I know more than I read
In the pages of the tabloid magazines

[Refrain]
Billy, Billy Lee, Billy
Were you afraid?

[Verse 3]
For fifty years a masquerade
And you shaved everyday
For fifty years a masquerade
Tell me were you in much pain
Billy?

[Verse 4]
And your wives said they never knew
It really was a woman they were married to
Now how could that possibly be true
Billy?

[Refrain]
Billy, Billy Lee, Billy
Were you ashamed?

[Verse 5]
And your sons said you were the greatest dad
Any boy could ever have
Billy

[Refrain]
Billy, Billy Lee, Billy
God, you were brave

[Verse 6]
Now I am looking in from far away
But I know how people judge
And the mean things that they say
And how being a woman can stand in your way

[Outro]
And no one knew, no one knew
It was your secret that killed you
Billy