Bil ly was a small town lon er, who ne ver did dream...

of e ver leav ing Sou thern Ar i zon a, or e ver hear ing wed ding bells ring.

He ne ver had a lot of luck with the la dies,

but he sure had a lot of good work ing skills.

Ne ver cared a bout clim bing an y lad der,

he knew the way, in a small ca fe, found the will.

He met Miss Bon nie and a lit tle bit of her was a lit tle too much.

A few mo vies and a few months la ter, the fee ling got strong e nough.

They did n't own a car, so it must have been love that drove him up town for a dia mond.

That's when he star ted go in'...

O ver the line, wor kin' o ver time.

To give her things just to hear her say she don't de serve 'em.

But he loved her and he just kept...

Go in' o ver board, o ver the lim it to af ford,

to give her things he knew she wanted.

'Cause with out her, where would he be?

See it's not for him,

she is his on ly need.

Ring on her fin ger and one on the lad der, a new pro mo tion e very now and then.

Bon nie worked un til she could n't tie her ap ron, then stayed at home and had the first of two child ren.

My, how the time did fly,

the ba bies grew up and moved a way.

Left 'em sit tin' on the front porch, rock in'.

And Bil liy wat chin' Bon nie's hair turn grey.

And e very once in a while you could see him get up and he'd head down town.

'Cause he'd heard a bout some thin' she want ed.

And it just had to be found.

Did n't mat ter how sim ple or how much, it was love.

And boy ain't that love just some thin', when it's strong e nough to keep a man go in'...

O ver the line, wor kin' o ver time.

To give her things just to hear her say she don't de serve 'em.

But he loved her and he just kept...

Go in' o ver board, o ver the lim it to af ford,

to give her things he knew she wanted.

'Cause with out her, where would he be?

See it's not for him,

she is his on ly need.

His on ly need!

Just for her!

His on ly need!