The Ballad of Billy the Kid (Live in Moscow & Leningrad, Russia - July/August 1987)-Billy Joel

[ti:Billy the Kid] [ar:Billy Joel] [al:A Matter of Trust - The Bridge to Russia: The Music (Live)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Ballad of Billy the Kid (Live in Moscow & Leningrad, Russia - July/August 1987) - Billy Joel [01:05.65]From a town known as Wheeling West Virginia [01:11.42]Rode a boy with a six-gun in his hand [01:17.20]And his daring life of crime [01:19.80]Made him a legend in his time [01:22.25]East and West of the Rio Grande [01:36.05]Well he started with a bank in Colorado [01:41.47]In the pocket of his vest a Colt he hid [01:46.74]And his age and his size took the teller by surprise [01:51.66]And word spread of Billy the Kid [02:00.12]Well he never traveled heavy [02:02.68]Yes he always rode alone [02:05.35]And he soon put other older guns to shame [02:10.72]And he never had a sweetheart [02:13.25]And he never had a home [02:15.86]But the cowboy and the rancher knew his name [02:21.26]Well he robbed his way from Utah to Oklahoma [02:26.61]And the law just could not seem to track him down [02:31.90]And it served his legend well [02:34.27]For the folks they'd love to tell 'bout when Billy the Kid came to town [03:34.95]Well one cold day a posse captured Billy [03:39.70]And the judge said "String 'im up for what he did " [03:45.22]And the cowboys and their kin like the sea [03:48.56]Came pourin' in to watch the hangin' of Billy the Kid [03:58.23]Well he never traveled heavy [04:00.39]Yes he always rode alone [04:03.13]And he soon put other older guns to shame [04:08.62]And he never had a sweetheart [04:10.98]But he finally found a home [04:13.74]Underneath the boot hill grave that bears his name [04:19.31]From a town known as Oyster Bay Long Island [04:24.75]Rode a boy with a six-pack in his hand [04:30.33]And his daring life of crime [04:32.86]Made him a legend in his time [04:34.96]East and West of the Rio Grande