Song Description
Attraction and betrayal between a hustler and a femme fatale, in a dusty, Texas border town.
| Song Length |
4:53 |
Genre |
Country - Americana, Country - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Mood |
Still |
| Subject |
Bad Love, Crime, Theft |
Similar Artists |
Blake Shelton, Lucinda Williams |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
1.
Billy lived on the borderline
Between doing good and doing time
Endless schemes
In a restless mind
CHORUS:
There she was
The girl from Oklahoma
In the dust
Of a tired, Texas town
People say
He knew she'd be the one to drag him down
2.
Billy thought he could play the game
And always win, always be the same
Until that day
When she called his name
CHORUS
BRIDGE:
Another rainy night on the borderline
She said it was the right time to cross
When they found him there next day
She was a thousand miles away
It's a war without a winner
Full of politics and sinners
She just reels them in
No matter what the cost
3.
Billy lived on the borderline
Between doing good and doing time
Endless schemes
In a restless mind
CHORUS