Billy was a live wire Makin' hay while the sun shine Makin' friends in the coal mine Daisy and her new self Just come up from the deep south To say goodbye one more time What a lovely day for the prisoner To pray for his visitor to sing so loud What a lovely day for the prisoner To pray for his visitor to turn back around The heart inside the rib cage Looking out on the warm days Young sparks in the low light One day he gonna go free Like 79 in the AD He can open his ears But not his eyes What a lovely day for the prisoner To pray for his visitor to sing so loud What a lovely day for the prisoner To pray for his visitor to turn back around Gonna train it out of KC If I don't I'm gonna lose my mind Thank you for the groceries and the kiss long ago You know I never tasted anything that I could say was just as fine What a lovely day for the prisoner To pray for his visitor to sing so loud What a lovely day for the prisoner To pray for his visitor to stay