Killing of Georgie

In these days of changing ways
So called liberated days
A story comes to mind of a friend of mine
Georgie boy was gay I guess
NothinÕ more or nothinÕ less
The kindest guy I ever knew

His motherÕs tears fell in vain
The afternoon george tried to explain
That he needed love like all the rest

Pa said there must be a mistake
How can my son not be straight
After all IÕve said and done for him

LeavinÕ home on a greyhound bus
Cast out by the ones he loves
A victim of these gay days it seems

Georgie went to new york town
Where he quickly settled down
And soon became the toast of the great white way

Accepted by manhattanÕs elite
In all the places that were chic
No party was complete without george

Along the boulevards heÕd cruise
And all the old queens blew a fuse
Everybody loved georgie boy

The last time I saw george alive
Was in the summer of seventy-five
He said he was in love I said IÕm pleased

George attended the opening night
Of another broadway hype
But split before the final curtain fell

Deciding to take a short cut home
Arm in arm they meant no wrong
A gentle breeze blew down fifth avenue

Out of a darkened side street came
A new jersey gang with just one aim
To roll some innocent passer-by
There ensued a fearful fight
Screams rang out in the night
GeorgieÕs head hit a sidewalk cornerstone
A leather kid, a switchblade knife
He did not intend to take his life
He just pushed his luck a little too far that night

The sight of blood dispersed the gang
A crowd gathered, the police came
An ambulance screamed to a halt on fifty-third and third

GeorgieÕs life ended there
But I ask who really cares
George once said to me and I quote

He said Õnever wait or hesitate
Get in kid, before itÕs too late
You may never get another chance
Õcos youth a mask but it donÕt last
Live it long and live it fastÕ
Georgie was a friend of mine
Oh georgie stay, donÕt go away
Georgie please stay you take our breath away
Oh georgie stay, donÕt go away
Georgie please stay you take our breath away
Oh georgie stay, donÕt go away
Georgie, georgie please stay you take our breath away
Oh georgie stay