Billy got out of prison but he wasn't right   Some like to drink or gamble, billy liked to fight   He tracked back to his home state of maryland   Went to his mom's mobile home where she took him in, alright      Chorus:   Rockaway the days, rockaway the nights   Gimme something to last me, baby, till the morning light   I ain't lookin' for trouble, I ain't looking for a fight   Honey rockaway these days, rockaway these nights      Well at a picnic one sunday billy met mary dove   Mary looked at billy, billy fell in love   Billy swore to mary he'd always love her so   They were married in the valley where the river flows, alright      (chorus)      At a roadside bar billy argued with a young man   And he settled that argument with a razor in his hand   With blood on his shirt back to mary he did run   She sighed "billy, oh billy, what have you done? "      He ran to his ma's trailer but the lights were dim   He pounded on the door, she wouldn't let him in   Up the road to a neighbor's house he drew near   They said "billy go away, we don't want no trouble 'round here"   Billy stole a car and headed out on the road   Pocketful of pills and his brain on overload   Seen some lights in his rearview mirror, panicked and gave her the gun   Wrapped himself 'round a telephone pole way out on 101      Well billy got cut out by the highway patrol   Just lay there with the cars passing on slow   Sheriff told billy's ma that billy died   She buried his body by the riverside, alright      (chorus)      Well rich man want the power and the seat on the top   Poor man want the money that the rich man got   Honey tonight I'm feeling so tired and unsure   Come on in mary, shut the light, close the door         (chorus)