My name's Robert and as a kid I wrote him a letter and asked for his autograph, he sent me a life sized poster, a picture, all autographed, even a tape of his music. That meant the world to me as a kid, still makes me cry to this day he took the time to do so much for me. I'm 40 now.
@hpgarage9884 Жыл бұрын
I met him and ricky scaggs at concert when I was little. He was nice. We talked to him next to Billy's tour bus.
@dbergum1 Жыл бұрын
wow....
@rexallanlacy10 күн бұрын
Ya dude that's so cool. Some people stay humble.
@ronniebentley58472 ай бұрын
Im 66 now and this song really hits home.
@RJohnsonJr834 жыл бұрын
I've listened to this song since I was a kid. I'm 36 now and totally just realized the song was about himself the whole time 🤷♂️
@JustMe-ub9yo4 жыл бұрын
Lol i turn 36 in 2 weeks and grew up on this. Now I'm a metal head with country roots.
@codymcfadin8423 жыл бұрын
I'm 40 love this song but def deeper than meaning since I just heard it for first time in 20 years . Tears yes
@josephlawrence68953 жыл бұрын
Me too
@kevinprice44353 жыл бұрын
Same here
@theresarandall51683 жыл бұрын
I live for this real country music, alabama, little texas, and on and on Chris ledoux has to be my all time favorite tho!
@ThorneJr3 жыл бұрын
i'm 56. i feel sorry that the generations to come will never know that innocence. We never locked our doors back then and yes it was on my bike on a gravel road.
@markg9995 жыл бұрын
The 90s were an amazing decade for music...all the genres were pumping out some classics.
@bill21783 жыл бұрын
as i dig into it i appreciate the older music 70s and 60s the byrds beatles and badfinger
@Black_Daniels6793 жыл бұрын
Underrated comment right here
@robertschreiber80992 жыл бұрын
So true, Mark G. The music was the best thing about the mid '80's, through the early 2000's. There was a lot more heart, and soul, in it. I see a lot more of that, here, than I hear in the airwaves.
@joes4990 Жыл бұрын
@@Black_Daniels679 so true. the ninety's sucked for music.
@markg999 Жыл бұрын
@@bill2178 Badfinger for sure...got into them seeing Baby Blue on end of Breaking Bad. Very solid band from the 70s.
@Mr4TeaParty13 жыл бұрын
As I'm facing my 50th birthday I see all to clearly the full meaning of the song. Live your lives so you won't have any regrets folks. Live your life so the preacher and your family won't have to lie about you at your funeral. Love your family, love your friends, enjoy life.
@user-mw9yh4cu2i Жыл бұрын
You can buy short barreled AR’s and cool pistols all suppressed with nvg’s, IR lasers and go out shooting hogs and coyotes in their goddamn face and have more fun than the goof in this video
@thomastruesdale358 Жыл бұрын
Last statement is the true meaning to life
@matthewconklin3790 Жыл бұрын
You are so right! After going to plenty of funerals you want to go out with your family being able to tell good and true stories.
@WAM4EVER Жыл бұрын
Indeed. I also miss Billy "the kid". Time goes by too fast......
@w.mikerodgers73244 ай бұрын
Yeah all our neighbors knew when I was outside lol. The good ole days. Plus my 1st name is William
@joshburns46114 жыл бұрын
Please tell me i'm not the only one who took 30 years to get the meaning of this country classic.
@michaelwiley58897 жыл бұрын
the golden era of country. I was in my early teens and I'd give anything to go back and have another shot
@dustinmccarley61414 жыл бұрын
Me to im a drug addict headed to rehab in a week.beforw i get judged i work two jobs dont steal and i got hooked after getting messed up when my humvee got flipped in iraq by an ied
@JMPK234 жыл бұрын
@@dustinmccarley6141 hope you see this Hope you're doing well. I lost my cousin to heroin. Probably not the same drug but it hurt me deeply. Remember people love you and to beat all of that,do it for yourself. My cousin was a great guy but he was upset and messed up inside. He couldnt find who he really was. Find yourself and you'll be ok. Hook luck man
@art7823 жыл бұрын
@@JMPK23 I lost my cousin to heroin as well and like yours he was also a great guy but very tortured, he really hated the stuff but unfortunately just couldn't kick the habit.😥😢☹
@amandaborden15283 жыл бұрын
Same
@wulfriksletsplays66202 жыл бұрын
Me too man I'm 34 and I feel the same way I would give up everything I have just for 2 more mins with my old man. I miss you dad. Rip gone but never forgotten
@fchase1911 жыл бұрын
Too bad our kids will never know the fun we had as kids. If the kids do this these days they'd probably get arrested. Great song
@gipsontheboss84144 жыл бұрын
fred chase that’s the fun part cause you don’t have to imagine being chased by cops when you can easily do it in reality 😂
@JustMe-ub9yo4 жыл бұрын
My mom used to tell me when they got pulled over drinking and driving the cop would just take them home, or follow them. This was also back when you could smoke in hospitals.
@melissariley8213 жыл бұрын
Totally agree with u
@melissariley8213 жыл бұрын
Totally agree with ALL OF U
@johnnyyuma38783 жыл бұрын
Man the stuff me and my buddy did was crazy but fun as a kid
@dwight2466 ай бұрын
Song reminds me of my dad because he played it often! RIP Dad. I love you
@JosephMartin-yk5zrАй бұрын
Damn i haven't heard this song in so long,they will never have country music like this again.
@user-fq2sv5xf7t6 ай бұрын
I'm 67 and I love it 😊
@user-fq2sv5xf7t4 ай бұрын
Thank you
@marceelaklitzke2454 Жыл бұрын
I saw him in concert in the early 90's. Absolutely love him.
@ChrisCurtisFan13 жыл бұрын
I miss Billy Dean!! He had everything -- drop dead good looks, sex appeal, great style and voice and those dimples -- I just love to watch him singing in this song! But the song has a terrific message, too. A lot of us miss the kid in us....
@rickwatkins64492 жыл бұрын
I'm 31 and I still remember the first time I heard this song and to this day it's still my favorite Billy Dean song
@Weightlossjourney244 жыл бұрын
I grew up in 1980’s this was me !
@JodyBeard-rp2fl Жыл бұрын
This song is such a good classic i wish country music was still this mellow as this song is
@trishmcginn13 жыл бұрын
billy dean has written some really great songs - this is one of his best, yet after listening to "onlyhere for a little while" then 'its only the wind', or 'somewhere in my broken heart' - well what a writer, singer and performer. Thansk Billy D.......
@muddysouth556 жыл бұрын
This was my favorite song when I was little. Crazy how I haven’t heard it in damn near 25 years but still know all the words. Even crazier is what possessed me to search for it at random.
@Rich-pm4gr2 жыл бұрын
It’s been my personal favorite since I first heard it. I swear it was written for me and I bet many others feel the same way.
@Savage3OO62 жыл бұрын
@@Rich-pm4gr Yep, just change it to Ronny the kid and it was written for me.
@joelsmusic21412 жыл бұрын
right !
@DadofThree Жыл бұрын
😂 same thing happened to me this morning lol
@muddysouth55 Жыл бұрын
@@DadofThree well as a father of three myself, maybe that’s the common denominator lol
@ScottEJ1AWD14 жыл бұрын
I haven't heard or seen this video/song in like 12 years. Brings back memories, great song. I miss this kind of music.
@johndean82772 жыл бұрын
You ever hear a song that takes you back to your childhood in every sense of the word?.. this is that song the 90's were the best time to grow up
@BrandonHardaker2 жыл бұрын
Such a classic country song
@VincenzoPentangeli8 күн бұрын
I get choked up when I hear this song, it reminds me of when my children were small. Now I'm just a reminiscing old man.
@sparklesthecat65075 жыл бұрын
I miss Billy the kid
@donniedale35224 жыл бұрын
Just lost my mom a few hours ago. Just thinkin back to this time, when mom and dad were at home and could stop by and have a conversation. Just dont realize how good things are till they get into the past. Seemed like there was always safety when you were with them. Funny thing, how it feels like you are alone after they depart, now you are the adult, taking their place, with children of your own, and you know you are next in line. wish I could go back there, if just for a little while, to tell them how much they mean to me. Mom lived nearly a century, can you imagine how she felt with all she has seen come to pass?
@lauriedavidson49533 жыл бұрын
I'm so sorry for your loss and I know how you feel and what you mean.
@spingleboygle2 ай бұрын
rest in peace
@ijustworkhere21713 ай бұрын
Damn dude. My dad would play this in his truck when I was a kid.
@dirtysteve400215 жыл бұрын
man i can remember road trips with my family when i was little and we would listen to his albums over and over...great video and a great song..thanks for posting
@hskr4413 жыл бұрын
My Grandpa who was named William Bonnie after Billy The Kid loved this song. He passed away in 1999 when I was 23 years old, and every time I hear this song, I feel as if he is sitting next to me. I will forever love this song, and miss Billy The Kid. I love you Grandpa.
@blaine17102 ай бұрын
I remember this from back in the day my old man and me lived with my daughter so three generations he would always make coffee cook, and he was a World War II vet I miss the old man dearly it was the best time of our life listening to CMT
@kaylahenderson8169Ай бұрын
I’m a female and 37 but I miss me as a kid this songs reminds me still to this day of what it was like. Free fun.
@DaveWollenberg13 жыл бұрын
Billy hit #4 in Billboard, 8-1-92. God bless!
@dantebyrne8863 жыл бұрын
Yeah his is my grandpas funeral song 💕
@randythreet43912 жыл бұрын
The kid we once were now a grown up and riding a motorcycle.
@joelsmusic21412 жыл бұрын
loved this tune back in the day 😊 just cranking it in my old truck 17 or 18 years old ! time flies
@brentwoods6158 Жыл бұрын
Just awesome country song 🤠🤠🤠🤠❤❤❤❤🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@squeakyec12 жыл бұрын
I really miss the 90's country music, I feel like most songs now have a pop sound to it and I like the down home, bluegrass-y and rock type of country music
@robertanderson78232 жыл бұрын
Hello Elise how are you doing 👋👋👋👋👋👋
@jamesalley406110 ай бұрын
I still love Billy Dean and I'm65
@Dsmwarrior1996 Жыл бұрын
This song hits different as an adult Billy who's grandpa called him Billy the Kidd growing up
@chriseisenbeis13 жыл бұрын
grew up listening to this song, wish they still played on the radio. part of my child hood
@justinrobert4337Ай бұрын
This makes me miss the 90’s camping with family and grandparents
@spiderxand2 жыл бұрын
I love this song.
@Skinsfan5973 жыл бұрын
Wow, just heard this on the radio today for the first time since I was a kid. Shoutout 99.9 WFRE 90’s country at noon
@SuperMulvaneyАй бұрын
Back in the 90s there was a radio DJ in Charlotte whose last name rhymed with Billy - called himself hislastname the Kid. He played this song as his theme song until his boss told him to stop.
@Mike-jv4rzАй бұрын
2024- still an awesome song- we all have a little Billy the kid left in us..
@gardydesormeaux99972 жыл бұрын
I miss Billy the kid ❤️❤️❤️
@beaulong38768 жыл бұрын
Takes me back to when I was a kid.
@johndeere78017 жыл бұрын
I heard this. and couldn't figure who song it now I do great song
@justinhutton36213 жыл бұрын
Still love this song ever since I was a kid
@raymondcombee50852 жыл бұрын
Best memory I ever had
@MRWHITE-oi1uh5 жыл бұрын
The golden era of country music... when it still was country music
@crosscuneo41264 жыл бұрын
This song takes me back. (Shawn Stone) papaw call me that after being kicked off a horse when I was mine. He played this song of me every night and told me to keep my dreams alive.
@icecubes_for_the_boiling_frogs3 жыл бұрын
If I had one wish, it's that my children could've grown up with the freedom I had as a child. Even in the early 90s, nobody batted an eye at a young boy riding his bike alone. No parents had to be present when every kid in the neighborhood got together and played massive games of tag through the entire neighborhood. We drank from hoses and didn't come inside until the streetlights came on.
@cindyshafer47495 жыл бұрын
I meet him when I was 19 & I'm still in love with him
@justinjohnson35344 жыл бұрын
Loved this song when it first was released now you don’t hear anything close to it missing it
@Ak-710.5 күн бұрын
90’s county is my favorite to listen to and I’m not a country fan lol this was always my favorite to listen to 🤘
@tracigannon31042 жыл бұрын
When I hear this song I picture my son growing and I miss my little Billy the kid. Who now is raising his own child. ❤️
@eski_yt24942 жыл бұрын
Am confused as i just turned 15
@jennel80200912 жыл бұрын
I miss music like this too. People can say all they want about the mullet but many wore it well. Billy Dean was one of them! He sure was a good looking one.
@adriandavila3306 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite childhood songs!
@stevie2chains733 жыл бұрын
Loving this song still in 2021
@travistoor63606 күн бұрын
Turned 35 in July I miss me a lot. So much I used to wanna do and never did.
@bbqbull11 жыл бұрын
Saw him several years ago at a county fair. He was freaking awesome singing this song!
@rascalcavandish1st3897 жыл бұрын
Same here. My sister and I saw him when he was first starting out (late 80's early 90's) and no one really knew who he was. We got to sit and listen to him do sound check and he asked both of us if we could hear him ok back where we were sitting as we were the only one's in the concert area at the time. He gave us each one of his guitar picks and we still have them to this day. Course we pissed our mother off cause this was pre cell phone days and we were supposed to be outside the fair waiting for her at a certain time but when we told her what we were doing she was cool with it course we were two teenagers who knew better than to piss our mother off but she is a cool lady once she gets the facts.
@ralphhyland86613 жыл бұрын
A fantastic artist, and great storyteller too.
@jrodteal8 жыл бұрын
This song is a memory of my childhood. Summer of '93 , me and my friends Kyle, and Parnell had our cap guns holstered, saddled up on our bikes and went looking for outlaws. I remember I was the sheriff and Kyle wanted to be Billy the kid. We argued for a while about whether or not Billy the kid was an outlaw or good guy. We started quoting lyrics from this song. I insisted he was an outlaw because it said "I guess he must have got caught. His innocence lost". Kyle insisted that he was a good guy because it said "shooting the bad guys through my handlebars". We agreed that he could be my deputy and be Billy the kid too. We tied some twine from a low tree limb and hung some of our action figures. I still remember explaining to Mom that the G.I. Joes were outlaws.
@ramboz40036 жыл бұрын
jrod83teal 83 wtf lol
@hpscan5 жыл бұрын
My friends and I did a lot of the same things when we were growing up. We built bike tracks in the local park. Rode our bikes everywhere. Though we hadn't heard this song we still did a lot of the same stuff. Had a great time doing it.
@neotheone79235 жыл бұрын
well billy the kid was a Lincoln County Regulator
@carriem57004 жыл бұрын
lol
@zr24X4ROCKS3 жыл бұрын
thanks, i saw the grand old opery , and that song , stays with me
@cathyhenderson3643 Жыл бұрын
I love this song
@85points8514 жыл бұрын
This song takes me back to my times as a KID, It sure went fast ! Thanks for the post. 5 stars.......
@rockofhysteria12 жыл бұрын
This was back when Country was Counrty :) I'm a total Metalhead now (Metallica,Anthrax and such lol) But I grew up on stuff like this Billy Dean,George Strait,Aaron Tippin, and Alabama they are all still greats.
@mattswife816 жыл бұрын
rockofhysteria me too. Lol
@jamesmueller28435 жыл бұрын
I was like that as a kid back when kids played out side sometimes I miss them day
@billgateskilledmyuncle234 жыл бұрын
This is one of those songs I last heard on the radio as a kid in the 90s and it would randomly autoplay in my head throughout my life, but I never could recall who sang it.
@borehole8631 Жыл бұрын
Such an underrated video. Should be remade in high quality.
@blackdarkangel1613 жыл бұрын
billy the kids reminds me of myself. i was always up to no good. at least thats what the adults said. my only fear was being late for supper too.
@stukin70s9 жыл бұрын
What grown man doesn't identify with this song?! We chased that dream of adulthood, only to have it turn to ashes upon our tongues once in our grasp. Oh how I wish reincarnation was real, a chance to do it all over again knowing what I know now!
@Hkdtmd14 жыл бұрын
I had a chance to meet Mr. Dean a few years back and he is a really nice guy. I already liked him but his kindness really made me think alot more of him.
@deltaguy2815 жыл бұрын
Saw him in concert with Reba McEntire and Linda Davis back in the 90's!! Best Damn concert I seen!!!
@crossbonesandcutlery15 жыл бұрын
I love this song, I haven't heard it since I was little
@robertanderson78232 жыл бұрын
Hello Lyndsey how are you doing 👋👋👋👋👋
@janetholloway25884 жыл бұрын
I love this song. That's me as a kid!!!
@robertanderson78232 жыл бұрын
Beautiful comment....:.. hello Janet how are you doing 👋👋👋👋👋
@matthewconklin3790 Жыл бұрын
This song makes me miss good country music with writing about real life! I did a job out in Carlsbad, NM for XTO and every morning I rode to the jobsite, I realized the sunrise I saw could have been what Billy the Kid saw. After the job, I bought an Uberti replica Colt .45 just to experience what Billy the Kid shot. Everytime I pull the trigger this is the song that enters my head. “My innocence must have got lost”.
@rayray4013 жыл бұрын
Great song.
@timsmoker669711 ай бұрын
What a popular song and video should have won awards. A great showman! Saw him at the county fair Hillsdale Mi.1985
@jessepike3565 Жыл бұрын
40 years old this was one favorite as kid my uncle called me Jesse James
@ifuckingfarted13 жыл бұрын
im from arizona and this is one of my favorite all time favorites remember growing up with it lol
@marktemsic4852 жыл бұрын
I miss markie the kid. 2021..
@karencoker9594 Жыл бұрын
super cool song
@YoungSHolmesfan13 жыл бұрын
This song has been a favorite of mine since I was little! I'm 28 now. I just saw him in concert too. He's so AWESOME!!! love him
@mylgardose4 жыл бұрын
I'm gonna tell my kids this is Old Town Road.
@ernierodriguez38012 жыл бұрын
2022 miss Billy the kid
@Nightwalker30013 жыл бұрын
favorite song when i was like 5 lol
@tommyv87773 жыл бұрын
The Corvair in the driveway sold it for me. Very deep song under the surface.
@Hellspawn88015 жыл бұрын
Been lookin for this song for 15 years...this was back when country was woth listenin to...
@bigbobob6513 жыл бұрын
I like thissong cause my granddaughter past Dec21 and miss her daily only 2 weeks makes me wis I was young with no cares
@sidoniawittbezerra34705 жыл бұрын
A super sincere heart and well inspired song
@charlesmishak84343 жыл бұрын
Here I am have grandkids Lord do I miss Billy the kid
@cmac69922 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous man. He's got it!
@robertanderson78232 жыл бұрын
Hello 👋 how are you doing 👋👋👋👋
@wikowsky2012 жыл бұрын
What memories...wish I was a kid again :(
@robertanderson78232 жыл бұрын
Hello Brigitte how are you doing 👋👋👋👋
@amelde102 жыл бұрын
Fucking love this song..
@Musiclover-zi6zd3 жыл бұрын
Awesome 👍💕💯🍰💖💓💪💌💘❤️💚🎃🥰♥️💋❣️💝💞👍🤑🐕🤓🤓🍪
@Amber-kr6en8 жыл бұрын
I have met billy personally and he is really nice, my mother is friends with him and went to school with him, I go to the same school as he used to go to and he does fundraisers for the school
@eurotrash20006 жыл бұрын
Dashle Hicory wow what an achievement...moron!
@kyjarhead126 жыл бұрын
Unlike @jake Owen that guy Is a world-class Jack ass
@outlawphantom50145 жыл бұрын
Jack ass your stupid
@outlawphantom50145 жыл бұрын
@@kihcewl9290 can you talk English cause your Grammer sucks ball sacks
@txbadboytexas47535 жыл бұрын
I never got to be a kid.. But I'm a big kid now lol.. But I'm a real man to. I wish I could had been a kid
@straighttru73763 жыл бұрын
I'm 38 and I sing this on the mountain with my friend billy lol
@bigbadandrew15 жыл бұрын
I've seen him yesterday live and i think It's an amazing performer!
@wysteriaherr83064 жыл бұрын
Very few guys could pull the long hair like Billy Dean😍
@markproctor85222 жыл бұрын
The concert scenes were filmed on April 24, 1992 at the Taylor County Coliseum in Abilene, Texas.
@BCcountrychevygurl14 жыл бұрын
omg someone brought up billy the kid when we where talkin n this song popped in my head! i havent heard it since i was like 4 years old! this song is amazing!!!!!
@robertanderson78232 жыл бұрын
Beautiful comment....... hello Alyssa how are you doing 👋👋👋👋👋👋