Billy Wilson: A Shadow on the Western Flame | Outlaw Country Ballad

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This outlaw country ballad tells the true story of Billy Wilson — from riding alongside Billy the Kid to building a new life as a sheriff in the rugged American West. A tale of rebellion, redemption, and the haunting spirit of the frontier.

David Lawrence Anderson (1862 – June 4, 1918) was a 19th-century American outlaw, better known under the alias Billy Wilson, who rode with Billy the Kid following the Lincoln County War. In his later years, he also served as a law enforcement officer and a U.S. customs inspector.

Video chapters:
00:00:14 - Billy Wilson's Early Life and Trouble with the Law
00:01:07 - Escape and Life on the Run with the Kid
00:02:48 - A Presidential Pardon and a New Life
00:03:37 - Tragic End in Bracketville

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✨ From outlaw winds to a sheriff’s grave — his legend rides on.

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Billy Wilson: A Shadow on the Western Flame | Outlaw Country Ballad:
LYRICS:
Billy Wilson rode the high New Mexico wind,
Born in Ohio, fled to Texas with the kin,
A cowboy’s heart, a livery man’s pride,
But a roll of bad paper turned the river’s tide.
Sold his soul for silver, didn’t know it was fake,
The law came knockin’, no choice he could make.
He saddled up with Billy, in the Lincoln moonlight’s glow,
Chasin’ rustler’s glory, where the outlaw winds blow.

Oh, Billy Wilson, a name to fear,
Ridin’ with the Kid, through the dust and the tears,
From rustlin’ cattle to the law’s cold hand,
A tale of a soul in this rugged land.

In White Oaks town, he built his dream so grand,
A livery stable, carved by his own hand.
But counterfeit bills brought trouble to his door,
With the Kid by his side, he could run no more.
The Kid was fire, with a reckless, daring grin,
Billy followed close, through the outlaw’s sin.
Through canyons deep, they dodged the posse’s call,
Two shadows bound, till the law would claim them all.

Oh, Billy Wilson, a name to fear,
Ridin’ with the Kid, where the stars burn clear,
From rustlin’ cattle to the law’s cold hand,
A tale of a soul in this rugged land.

Through the chase and the gunfire, they carved their way,
With the devil’s posse huntin’ night and day.
Torn 'tween the law and the life he’d known,
Billy rode alone, with a heart of stone.
Yet in the silence, he dreamed of a home,
A wife, a child, where his heart could roam.
But echoes of the Kid still whispered his name,
Ghosts of rustler nights, burnin’ like flame.
The law closed in, and the cards were dealt,
In the heat of the fight, a fate was felt.

In Uvalde County, a ranch he claimed with pride,
A wife and children, love he couldn’t hide.
A presidential pardon gave him a chance to mend,
Customs inspector, a new life to defend.
But the past still whispered, in the shadows of his mind,
The Kid’s wild laughter, the life he left behind.
He walked the straight path, though the scars remained,
A man remade, yet forever chained.

Oh, Billy Wilson, a name now still,
Ridin’ with the Kid, o’er the dusty hill,
From rustlin’ cattle to a life remade,
A tale of a soul that the West won’t fade.

But fate turned cruel in a saloon’s dark light,
A cowboy’s bullet stole his breath that night.
In Brackettville, they laid him down to rest,
A sheriff, a father, a man who gave his best.
And when the desert winds whisper at dawn,
You’ll hear two riders whose souls ride on —
Billy and the Kid, in the canyon’s flame,
Forever two shadows, forever a name.

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