[Verse 1] Dust rolled high on the devil’s heel, A shadow long where the sun don’t heal. Billy rode in with a heart of stone, A pistol loud and a heart of stone. [Pre-Chorus] Quick to curse, quicker to draw, One wrong word and you met the law— His law was lead, his court was pain, No jury left to speak your name. [Chorus] No roses bloom where Billy fell, No preacher spoke, no black bell fell. The wind just laughed through the canyon wide— Ain’t no grave for Billy’s pride. [Verse 2] Gold or whiskey, it fed his spite, Left the weak in the dead of night. Burned the farms, scared the townsfolk blind, Till the wrong man crossed his line. [Pre-Chorus] They say the stranger never blinked, Just turned and let the iron sing. Billy’s luck ran red that day— The devil called his debt to pay. [Chorus] No roses bloom where Billy fell, No preacher spoke, no black bell fell. The wind just laughed through the canyon wide— Ain’t no grave for Billy’s pride. [Bridge] ”Some men live by the gun they wield, Some men die by the life they steal…” The cards got dealt, the hand got played— Now the coyotes know where Billy’s laid. [Chorus] No roses bloom where Billy fell, No tears were shed, no stories tell. Just the echo of a wasted life— Ain’t no grave for Billy’s type. [Outro] Sun goes down on Boot Hill bare, Just a whisper in the devil’s air. Billy’s name? Well, time forgets… Just the hole that’s left unfed.
