Billy left home one morning, he walked right out the door   He said goodbye to his former life and he never came back no more   Oh Billy, there's anger in your heart   Oh Billy, there's madness in your eyes      He took his favorite handgun, with his rifle he felt free   He cleaned them all the night before, he was armed as he could be   Oh Billy, there s anger in your heart   Oh Billy, there's sadness in your eyes      'Cause it's a sad world where there's no one   Who can reach out to the source of your pain   Yes, it's a sad world, such a sad, sad world   When only peace comes at the end of a gun   Oh, woh      He found the tallest building, like a bird's nest in the sky   He shed a tear as he took his aim at the people passing by   Oh Billy, there's anger in your heart   Oh Billy, there's sadness in your eyes      Well it's a sad world where there's no one   Who can reach out to the source of your pain   Yes, it's a sad world, such a sad, sad world   When only peace comes at the end of a gun   Oh, woh      Before he pulled the trigger he knelt as if to pray   And at the top of the church he will never be found   Since he took his life that day   Oh Billy, there's anger in your heart   Ah Billy, there's sadness in your eyes      'Cause it's a sad world where there's no one   Who can reach out to the source of your pain   Yes, it's a sad world, such a sad, sad world   When only peace comes at the end of a gun      Yes, it's a sad world when there's no one   Who can hold you when you just need to cry   And it's a sad, sad world when there's no one   Who would care if, if you live or you die      And it's a sad world   Such a sad, sad world   It's a sad world