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Track: Billy's Gone
Artist: Level 42
Album: Forever Now

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Name: Level 42
Spotify Genres: synthpop
Followers: 754,303
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At the beginning of their career, Level 42 was squarely a jazz-funk fusion band, contemporaries of fellow Brit funk groups like Atmosfear, Light of the World, Incognito, and Beggar & Co. By the end of the ’80s, however, the band — whose music was instantly recognizable from Mark King’s thumb-slap bass technique and associate member Wally Badarou’s synthesizer flourishes — had crossed over to the point where they were often classified as sophisti-pop and dance-rock, equally likely to be placed in the context of Sade and the Style Council as any group that made polished, upbeat, danceable pop/rock.

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Release: Level 42 - Forever Now
Year: 2021
Genres: Rock
Styles: Pop Rock

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LYRICS

well I ain't come here to try to save you
I don't want you to rescue me
but you need a friend like a godsend
it's plain to see
I was watching you from my window
from 'cross the street only yesterday
you were pleading, he was laughing
he drove away

so it seems so out of place
the smile upon your face
it's the pain inside
brings me to your door
on the day
after billy's gone

so you tell me you barely miss him
that you'll be cool now you're on your own
but you can't tell me why you're waiting
by the phone

so many people say
it's the smile gives you away
it's the dreams denied
brings me to your door
on the day
after billy's gone

well I'll try to keep it simple
if you need somebody there
I've got all the love you're searching for
and time enough to spare
well you fulfilled your obligations
and baby none could ask for more
and you had good cause to hesitate
come on and let your spirit soar
well, I can't give if you won't take
you've got to open up the secret door
and as a matter of fact I'm not taking you back
in time you'll know for sure

after billy's gone
after billy's gone, oh yeah