GC
Billy Covington in a lime green pickup truck to meet the rest of our friends
CGD
Piled out, with a case of longnecks every night down where the river bends
GCG
One might Billy got this crazy notion to make a run to the Mexico line
CGDCG
and if things went well, well what the hell we might stay for the rest of our lives
Chorus:
CDCG
Cause he’d say “I don’t want to end up like everyone
CDGG/F#Em
Who gets a job just hangs around this town spends the rest of his days under the gun
CDGG/F#Em
Desperately trying to convince themselves these are all the cards life will deal
CDCDG
Cause I got my life and I got my dreams, I wont let this wicked world steal
So Billy pulled a shotgun on a friend at the quick mart he just smiled and filled the sack with cash
About got busted down in Del Rio trying to steal a tank of gas
Cause we were saving every dime we had taken so we could hide out and live just like kings
When the coast was clear king Billy disappeared and the rest of were just left out in the streets
Bridge:
EmCGC
It took four days to hitch hike home , got my job back at the mill
CDCDG
Every now and then I hear his voice on the wind and I know that Billy is running still
Chorus
Billy Covington in a lime green pickup truck to meet the rest of our friends
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.