"Billy Overcame His Size" Lyrics

(Merle Haggard)

Billy never made the football team cause Billy's size was small
But Billy's brother was a mighty led and played lot of high school ball
And Billy's daddy never favored him he cared to the bigger guys
But later on in a bigger way Billy overcame his size.

The years flew by and Billy grew but he never got very big
We called him Shorty but never got mad he was always good for dig
But we paid no mind when he fell in line and left with the other guys
And the sergeant left that skinny frame but Billy overcame his size.

Billy overcame his size yeah Billy overcame his size
Later on in a bigger way Billy overcame his size.

Billy's brother made a football star and the biggest man in town
And the scholar ship that kept him home never seemed to bring him down
But on the other hand his brother Bill put pride in his daddy's eyes
When he died to save those other men Billy overcame his size.

Billy overcame his size yeah Billy overcame his size
When he died to save those other men Billy overcame his size...