Billy was seventeen, mean as hell
Bonnie said she was thirty, it was hard to tell
Now Billy met Bonnie on a Saturday night
At the dirt track races, it was love at first sight
Now 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
Well 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
Now Billy woke Bonnie up about daylight
Said, "You drive, honey, I've been up all night"
Now Billy wasn't sweating no APB
Because they didn't leave a single soul alive to see
He was just 16, made his mama proud
That don't mean nothing when your time runs out
Now Bonnie kept pushing 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 nothing when the dime was dropped
Now 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 going to testify
That you done took her off against her will
And she told us about the robbery and the boy you killed"
Now the judge said, "Billy, what you got to say
Before I have the sheriff carry you away?"
Now Billy looked Bonnie right in the eye
But he didn't even have to ask her why
But he turned around as they led him out
He said, "I'll see you down in hell when your time runs out"
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