[Verse 1]
They watched me step down from my battered heap
I hoped that Billy's Angels wouldn't weep
They never looked like angels there to me
But I know they wore a halo for Billy
[Verse 2]
Anxiety, still managed a small smile
As I turned my eyes to Billy's little child
The words I planned just never did come through
I simply said, "I've got bad news for you
[Bridge 1]
Rodeo riders have little time
And Billy was a friend of mine
I know you would have been real proud
You should have seen the way he rode"
[Verse 3]
I told them how the shouting and the cheers
Quickly turned to silence, then to fears
And though eight seconds had been proudly won
A bull, half-crazy, made a charging run
[Bridge 2]
And rodeo clowns are a special band
They're real true friends of the rodeo man
And the saddest thing I've ever seen
Tears running down faces where the paint had been
[Instrumental]
[Verse 4]
I guess I found it hard to say much more
They bid me enter through the open door
When Billy's special Angels were inside
I couldn't find the words to stop the tide
[Bridge 3]
And rodeo riders have little time
And time ran out for a friend of mine
But I'll remember, and remember well
The day I cried with Billy's Angels
[Outro]
The day I cried with Billy's Angels