Billy and Bonnie Songtext
von Steve Earle

Billy was 17 and mean as hell
Bonnie said she was 30
It was hard to tell
Billy met Bonnie on a Saturday night
At the dirt track races
It was love at first sight
Bonnie was wilder than the west wind blows
Taught Billy every single thing he knows
But she never told Billy what she left out
The part about the trouble when your times runs out

When the thrill is gone
When your deal goes south
It′s all over when your time runs out


Bonnie said, "Billy, don't you think it′s time
We moved on a little further down the line"
So they knocked off a Texaco south of town
Blew down the highway with the ragtop down
Billy woke Bonnie up about first light
Said, "You drive honey, I've been up all night"
Now Billy wasn't sweatin′ no APB
Cause they didn′t leave a single soul alive to see

The boy was just 16
Made his mama proud
That don't mean nothin′ when your time runs out

Bonnie kept pushin' that Cadillac
Billy passed out with the seat reared back
Slept through Louisiana
Then just past dark
Bonnie pulled over in a roadside park
Left Billy sleeping and she called the cops
He never knew nothin′ when the dime was dropped
Bonnie knew what she had to do
She called the sheriff and she cried on cue

And the state police
Rousted Billy out
He was dreaming about Bonnie when his time ran out


The sheriff told Billy
Boy, you're bound to die
Cause this young lady′s gonna testify
That you done took her off against her will
And she told us about the robbery
And the boy you killed
The judge said, "Billy, what you got to say
Before I have the sheriff carry you away"
Billy looked Bonnie right in the eye
But he didn't even have to ask her why

But he turned around
When they led him out
He said, "I'll see you down in hell when your time runs out"