[Verse 1] Blind Side Billy Patch on his jacket Rust on his chain Boots on the counter Laughing while the jukebox shook the window panes He'd buy you a whiskey Tell you a joke Slap your back Seem fine Then out of nowhere You'd wake up bloody on the county line [Chorus] Blind Side Billy Mean as sin Never saw it coming when his knuckles dug in Fist like a hammer Heart like coal Everybody knew he never did grow old Blind Side Billy Took what he pleased Thought the whole world owed him gasoline Rode like a devil through a red dust sky But every hard man meets a harder eye [Verse 2] He cracked a preacher Dropped him in the gravel outside that store Spit on the pavement Dared any man to even the score (come on then) Sheriff looked sideways Said "he'll hang himself if we give him rope" Billy just chuckled "Long as I'm breathin' Boys There’s always hope" (for me) [Chorus] Blind Side Billy Mean as sin Never saw it coming when his knuckles dug in Fist like a hammer Heart like coal Everybody knew he never did grow old Blind Side Billy Took what he pleased Thought the whole world owed him gasoline Rode like a devil through a red dust sky But every hard man meets a harder eye [Bridge] Late one evening Chrome in the moonlight Thunder on the road He cut off a rig Flipped that driver just to watch him explode Truck lights vanished Gravel went quiet Nothing but the wind Then from the darkness Headlights blazed and came back 'round again He reached for his leather Hand on a handle that had saved him before Door flew open Boot met his jaw Put him hard on the floor No name given Just a slow voice spitting through his teeth "You don't see much Billy But you damn sure gonna see me" (this time) [Chorus] Blind Side Billy Flat on his back First time ever that he saw the attack Fist like a sermon Rage turned cold Every old debt finally got paid in full Blind Side Billy Stared at the stars Blood on his knuckles Gravel in his scars Rode like a devil Thought he'd never die 'Til a stranger hit him from the better side [Outro] Next day at the diner Empty stool where he used to sit Harley in the impound Name on a stone where the drunks all spit Folks tell the story Lean in low when the bar goes still "Watch your blind side Brother Or you'll end up just like Billy"
