The Cowboy

The Cowboy

A pair of faded Levis thrown across the floor, a pair of cowboy boots he’s never seen before
He tries not to wake her, he doesn’t even know her name
Lights up a cigarette as he gathers all his things
Walks out the door, hops in his Ford and he drives home like so many times before

But this time he’ll find a note, on the counter that she wrote

By the time you get this I’ll be gone
Somewhere where I won’t be alone
All I can say is I’ve tried and I’ve tried, and I’ve come to realize
You can’t tame a man with a cowboy inside

She was rider out on the coast
He was a champion in the rodeo
He’s been thrown before, but never quite this hard
Well he tries to get up, but he don’t know where to start

From the time he found the note, on the counter that she wrote

By the time you get this I’ll be gone
Somewhere where I won’t be alone
All I can say is I’ve tried and I’ve tried and I’ve come to realize
You can’t tame a man with a cowboy inside

They found a whiskey bottle lying empty by the bed
And the .44 was on the floor he unloaded in his chest
Ever since she left him, he ain’t been the same
He turned to the bottle just to try and kill the pain

His cowboy hat it held a note, in his last moments he wrote:

By the time you get this I’ll be gone
Cause I’m so tired of being sad and all alone
All I can say is I’ve tried and I’ve tried, and I’ve come to realize
She don’t need a man with a cowboy inside