The snowstorm blankets Cinncinnati. A black crow flies straight to my window He looks me in the eye and tells me, The price for this will bring you sorrow. Billy Joe, I cast a shadow, from the darkness in my soul, Billy Joe, I lost control, the little girl who can’t say no. The bus pulls in another city, Wake up and don’t know where we are. Four months without a loving shoulder. At night I cannot fight the loving you start. Billy Joe, I cast a shadow, from the darkness in my soul, Billy Joe, I lost control, it was just a passing whimsical… Billy Joe, Billy Joe, Billy Joe Billy Joe, Billy Joe, Billy Joe The price for this will bring you sorrow… Billy Joe, I cast a shadow, from the darkness in my soul, Billy Joe, you think you know - once burned twice sociological, Billy Joe, don’t be cold, my mistakes are no worse than yours, Billy Joe, this lonely road, conjures up the inner ghosts, Billy Joe, I let you go, spread my legs to ease this woe, Billy Joe, It was just a moment, don’t you see that I am yours. Billy Joe, Billy Joe, Billy Joe.