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Downey girl
(Billy Bob Thornton/J.D Andrew)
There was an awful crash in Paramount in May of '68 The passengers at the heliport that day all met their fate Among them was the girl I loved she perished in the mist My heart is still on standby cause she made it on the list I have to keep my curtains drawn I can't even mow the lawn Can't look up at the ceiling fan I'll never be the same again I fell for a downey girl but she fell from the sky When I watch the traffic news it always makes me cry I fell for a downey girl in 1967 She lifted off just one year later on a light to heaven From the happiest place on Earth in Downtown Anaheim The blades were spinning fast the whirlybird started to climb My Molly and some businessmen were wiped out their prime Their futures ripped away from them in twenty minutes time I have to keep my curtains drawn I can't even mow the lawn Can't look up at the ceiling fan I'll never be the same again I fell for a downey girl but she fell from the sky When I watch the traffic news it always makes me cry I fell for a downey girl in 1967 She lifted off just one year later on a light to heaven I moved to Orange County many years ago I couldn't stand in there in Downey without my Molly's glow The torrance mall job lets an average square foot studio I share it with the memories of a girl I still love so I fell for a downey girl but she fell from the sky When I watch the traffic news it always makes me cry I fell for a downey girl in 1967 She lifted off just one year later on a light to heaven I fell for a downey girl but she fell from the sky I fell for a downey girl but she fell from the sky
The original story : 22 May 1968