Full full full full of promise
That’s what they said about Bill,
That’s what they said about Bill
Full full full full of promise
That’s what they said about Bill
That’s what they said about Bill
But he never did amount to anything
He never did amount to anything
And it makes you want to point fingers
Don’t it make you wanna point, and you can
Blame the government
You can blame his dad and mom
You can blame the schoosl he went to
You can blame Vietnam
You can blame the guys that killed John Kennedy
But sometime, sometime, sometime,
You’re gonna have to blame Bill
You’re gonna have to blame Bill
You’re gonna have to blame Bill
You’re gonna have to blame Bill

He coulda been an artist,
Coulda been a writer,
Coulda been a doctor
Coulda saved lives,
Or something like that
But first he got angry,
Then he got bitter then he got boring,
Then he got fat
And then he went and did a stupid thing
And then he went and did a stupid thing
And it makes you want to point fingers
Don’t it make you want to point
And you can blame talk radio
You can blame the boys in blue
You can trace his disillusionment
To 1972
You can blame cocaine and MTV
But sometime, sometime, sometime
You’re gonna have to blame Bill
You’re gonna have to blame Bill
You’re gonna have to blame Bill
You’re gonna have to blame Bill

Bill strolled in to a restaurant
With a semi-automatic strapped to his waist
He ordered two eggs and then got up
And you saw it all,
You know the rest

And you can blame the economy
You can blame his ex-lover
You can blame psychotherapy
You can blame the dirty governor
You can blame the guys who drove him there.

But sometime, sometime, sometime
You can blame the government
You can blame his dad and mom
You can blame the schools he went to
You can blame Vietnam
You can blame the guys that killed John Kennedy
But sometime, sometime, sometime,
You’re gonna have to blame Bill
You’re gonna have to blame Bill
You’re gonna have to blame Bill.

(lyrics: Dan Bern)