Well I knew Willie back in high school
Back before all the bad times began
He had a brightness that shone on through the dullest of days
He was what you might call a renaissance man
He had all kinds of means and ways
Well Willie he was a clever SOB
Yeah that was something
On which we could all agree
The last time I saw Willie
He had a strange look in his eye
The last time I saw Willie
He was yonder waving goodbye
Willie was a drummer in a punk band, totally DIY
He ran a used record store
When no one had done that sort of thing
Everyone we knew looked up to him
He was the setter of trends
He walked around like the Chairman of the Board
A ring-a-ding-ding
But then Willie he fell from his perch
And ol' Willie left us all in the lurch
Oh Willie why did you go, oh Willie I miss you so
Willie got involved with dealers
And he also fenced some stolen goods
The booze and the drugs they changed him for the worse
His behavior became erratic
And he burned every friend he had
Now when people they talk about him
They spit his name out like a curse
But I still hold him in the highest esteem
To me he's still creme de la creme
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