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....
@ThorneJr
3 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.
@markg999
5 жыл бұрын
The 90s were an amazing decade for music...all the genres were pumping out some classics.
@bill2178
3 жыл бұрын
as i dig into it i appreciate the older music 70s and 60s the byrds beatles and badfinger
@Black_Daniels679
3 жыл бұрын
Underrated comment right here
@robertschreiber8099
2 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.
@ronniebentley5847
2 ай бұрын
Im 66 now and this song really hits home.
@RJohnsonJr83
4 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-ub9yo
4 жыл бұрын
Lol i turn 36 in 2 weeks and grew up on this. Now I'm a metal head with country roots.
@codymcfadin842
3 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
@josephlawrence6895
3 жыл бұрын
Me too
@kevinprice4435
3 жыл бұрын
Same here
@theresarandall5168
3 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!
@JosephMartin-yk5zr
Ай бұрын
Damn i haven't heard this song in so long,they will never have country music like this again.
@joshburns4611
4 жыл бұрын
Please tell me i'm not the only one who took 30 years to get the meaning of this country classic.
@Mr4TeaParty
13 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.mikerodgers7324
4 ай бұрын
Yeah all our neighbors knew when I was outside lol. The good ole days. Plus my 1st name is William
@user-fq2sv5xf7t
6 ай бұрын
I'm 67 and I love it 😊
@user-fq2sv5xf7t
4 ай бұрын
Thank you
@dwight246
5 ай бұрын
Song reminds me of my dad because he played it often! RIP Dad. I love you
@rickwatkins6449
2 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
@ChrisCurtisFan
13 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....
@michaelwiley5889
7 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
@dustinmccarley6141
4 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
@JMPK23
4 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
@art782
3 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.😥😢☹
@amandaborden1528
3 жыл бұрын
Same
@wulfriksletsplays6620
2 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
@johndean8277
2 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
@marceelaklitzke2454
Жыл бұрын
I saw him in concert in the early 90's. Absolutely love him.
@JodyBeard-rp2fl
Жыл бұрын
This song is such a good classic i wish country music was still this mellow as this song is
@kaylahenderson8169
Ай 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.
@jamesalley4061
9 ай бұрын
I still love Billy Dean and I'm65
@trishmcginn
13 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.......
@BrandonHardaker
Жыл бұрын
Such a classic country song
@gardydesormeaux9997
2 жыл бұрын
I miss Billy the kid ❤️❤️❤️
@blaine1710
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
@hskr44
13 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.
@brentwoods6158
Жыл бұрын
Just awesome country song 🤠🤠🤠🤠❤❤❤❤🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@donniedale3522
4 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?
@lauriedavidson4953
3 жыл бұрын
I'm so sorry for your loss and I know how you feel and what you mean.
@spingleboygle
Ай бұрын
rest in peace
@Mike-jv4rz
Ай бұрын
2024- still an awesome song- we all have a little Billy the kid left in us..
@raymondcombee5085
2 жыл бұрын
Best memory I ever had
@ScottEJ1AWD
14 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.
@fchase19
11 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
@gipsontheboss8414
4 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-ub9yo
4 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.
@melissariley821
3 жыл бұрын
Totally agree with u
@melissariley821
3 жыл бұрын
Totally agree with ALL OF U
@johnnyyuma3878
3 жыл бұрын
Man the stuff me and my buddy did was crazy but fun as a kid
@ijustworkhere2171
3 ай бұрын
Damn dude. My dad would play this in his truck when I was a kid.
@chriseisenbeis
13 жыл бұрын
grew up listening to this song, wish they still played on the radio. part of my child hood
@squeakyec
12 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
@robertanderson7823
2 жыл бұрын
Hello Elise how are you doing 👋👋👋👋👋👋
@DaveWollenberg
13 жыл бұрын
Billy hit #4 in Billboard, 8-1-92. God bless!
@muddysouth55
6 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-pm4gr
2 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.
@Savage3OO6
2 жыл бұрын
@@Rich-pm4gr Yep, just change it to Ronny the kid and it was written for me.
@joelsmusic2141
2 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
@sparklesthecat6507
5 жыл бұрын
I miss Billy the kid
@MRWHITE-oi1uh
5 жыл бұрын
The golden era of country music... when it still was country music
@Weightlossjourney24
4 жыл бұрын
I grew up in 1980’s this was me !
@joelsmusic2141
2 жыл бұрын
loved this tune back in the day 😊 just cranking it in my old truck 17 or 18 years old ! time flies
@dirtysteve4002
15 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
@cathyhenderson3643
Жыл бұрын
I love this song
@justinhutton3621
3 жыл бұрын
Still love this song ever since I was a kid
@tracigannon3104
2 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_yt2494
2 жыл бұрын
Am confused as i just turned 15
@Skinsfan597
3 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
@SuperMulvaney
18 күн 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.
@marktemsic485
2 жыл бұрын
I miss markie the kid. 2021..
@icecubes_for_the_boiling_frogs
3 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.
@justinrobert4337
Ай бұрын
This makes me miss the 90’s camping with family and grandparents
@cindyshafer4749
5 жыл бұрын
I meet him when I was 19 & I'm still in love with him
@Dsmwarrior1996
Жыл бұрын
This song hits different as an adult Billy who's grandpa called him Billy the Kidd growing up
@spiderxand
2 жыл бұрын
I love this song.
@85points85
14 жыл бұрын
This song takes me back to my times as a KID, It sure went fast ! Thanks for the post. 5 stars.......
@randythreet4391
2 жыл бұрын
The kid we once were now a grown up and riding a motorcycle.
@charlesmishak8434
3 жыл бұрын
Here I am have grandkids Lord do I miss Billy the kid
@beaulong3876
7 жыл бұрын
Takes me back to when I was a kid.
@johndeere7801
7 жыл бұрын
I heard this. and couldn't figure who song it now I do great song
@ernierodriguez3801
2 жыл бұрын
2022 miss Billy the kid
@stevie2chains73
3 жыл бұрын
Loving this song still in 2021
@crosscuneo4126
4 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.
@area51camodudes88
3 жыл бұрын
COUNTRY FOLKS ARE THE NICEST HARD WORKING people in this world they can appreciate a honest day's work and work hard for a living unlike other people that want things handed to them and don't understand hard work and what it is to be a man to all my Midwest southern folks stay strong keep working hard
@justinjohnson3534
4 жыл бұрын
Loved this song when it first was released now you don’t hear anything close to it missing it
@cmac6992
2 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous man. He's got it!
@robertanderson7823
2 жыл бұрын
Hello 👋 how are you doing 👋👋👋👋
@ralphhyland8661
3 жыл бұрын
A fantastic artist, and great storyteller too.
@karencoker9594
Жыл бұрын
super cool song
@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”.
@jennel802009
12 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.
@deltaguy28
15 жыл бұрын
Saw him in concert with Reba McEntire and Linda Davis back in the 90's!! Best Damn concert I seen!!!
@bbqbull
11 жыл бұрын
Saw him several years ago at a county fair. He was freaking awesome singing this song!
@rascalcavandish1st389
7 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.
@bigbobob65
13 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
@jrodteal
8 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.
@ramboz4003
6 жыл бұрын
jrod83teal 83 wtf lol
@hpscan
5 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.
@neotheone7923
5 жыл бұрын
well billy the kid was a Lincoln County Regulator
@carriem5700
4 жыл бұрын
lol
@zr24X4ROCKS
3 жыл бұрын
thanks, i saw the grand old opery , and that song , stays with me
@jamesmueller2843
5 жыл бұрын
I was like that as a kid back when kids played out side sometimes I miss them day
@borehole8631
Жыл бұрын
Such an underrated video. Should be remade in high quality.
@jessepike3565
Жыл бұрын
40 years old this was one favorite as kid my uncle called me Jesse James
@rockofhysteria
12 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.
@mattswife81
6 жыл бұрын
rockofhysteria me too. Lol
@janetholloway2588
4 жыл бұрын
I love this song. That's me as a kid!!!
@robertanderson7823
2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful comment....:.. hello Janet how are you doing 👋👋👋👋👋
@dantebyrne886
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah his is my grandpas funeral song 💕
@billgateskilledmyuncle23
4 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.
@YoungSHolmesfan
13 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
@Traceman002
5 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest country songs ever written...we ALL have felt like this at some point in our childhood. and we all wish we could recapture the joy and mystery of those moments.
@area51camodudes88
3 жыл бұрын
Billy the kid a wonderful outlaw cowboy like Jesse James very good people
@rayray40
13 жыл бұрын
Great song.
@Hellspawn880
15 жыл бұрын
Been lookin for this song for 15 years...this was back when country was woth listenin to...
@jimbotc2000
Жыл бұрын
THE TOP 75 BILLBOARD ENTERTAINMENT MAGAZINE HOT COUNTRY SINGLES & TRACKS 1992 Number 40 BILLY THE KID Billy Dean Words & music by Billy Dean, Paul Nelson Produced by Chuck Howard and Tom Shapiro for SBK Executive Producer: Jimmy Gilmer Capitol Nashville Liberty Records SBK Records Album Cut From the Album BILLY DEAN First Chart Date: Saturday, May 23, 1992 60-44-36-30-22-16-15-11-6-6-4-6-10-16-25-29-37-39-40-42 Last Chart Date: Saturday, October 3, 1992 Total weeks on the chart: 20 Peak Position on the chart: 4 [1 week]
@timsmoker6697
11 ай бұрын
What a popular song and video should have won awards. A great showman! Saw him at the county fair Hillsdale Mi.1985
@irishon69
15 жыл бұрын
I too miss billy
@Musiclover-zi6zd
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome 👍💕💯🍰💖💓💪💌💘❤️💚🎃🥰♥️💋❣️💝💞👍🤑🐕🤓🤓🍪
@stukin70s
8 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!
@Hkdtmd
14 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.
@amelde10
2 жыл бұрын
Fucking love this song..
@crossbonesandcutlery
15 жыл бұрын
I love this song, I haven't heard it since I was little
@robertanderson7823
2 жыл бұрын
Hello Lyndsey how are you doing 👋👋👋👋👋
@glprime2814
5 жыл бұрын
Wish we could return to those idillic day, when I was still a child, where I couldn’t wait to grow up. If I only knew then, I wouldn’t have been in such a hurry. Great song
@pennywise8182
Жыл бұрын
One of the better songs of the "90s country bubblegum years.....The "90s is when Garth Brooks really trashed country music,turning it into Partridge Family type country music......But there were still some gems like this classic.
@anghiggy5029
Жыл бұрын
Ugh, Garth. I agree with you somewhat because Reba had a hand in it too. I remember Garth's first song that came out. Much too young to feel this damn old. Man, it was great. And he won an award and he practically had to drag his wife (his 1st wife, not Trisha) up to the stage with him, she turned her face away because she was so shy. He was so humble. After that things changed and he did the wildest shit at his concerts. I am so glad I never spent a dime on him, no concerts, no cd. Ridiculous!
@ifuckingfarted
13 жыл бұрын
im from arizona and this is one of my favorite all time favorites remember growing up with it lol
@adriandavila330
6 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite childhood songs!
@area51camodudes88
3 жыл бұрын
Love this song country folk are the best so. Relaxed kind loving people Bless you all and be well
@BADDLoveStory
8 жыл бұрын
im still listening in 2016!! great music!
@txbadboytexas4753
5 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
@sidoniawittbezerra3470
5 жыл бұрын
A super sincere heart and well inspired song
@tommyv8777
3 жыл бұрын
The Corvair in the driveway sold it for me. Very deep song under the surface.
@wikowsky20
12 жыл бұрын
What memories...wish I was a kid again :(
@robertanderson7823
2 жыл бұрын
Hello Brigitte how are you doing 👋👋👋👋
@totaler166
12 жыл бұрын
I miss Michael the kid, his innocence and happiness long gone out the window of the past.
@UncoordinatedPixie
15 жыл бұрын
God I feel old now when videos like this are being listed as "vintage." Great vid though and I love Billy Dean's music. Such a fantastic artist.
@straighttru7376
3 жыл бұрын
I'm 38 and I sing this on the mountain with my friend billy lol
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