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Cowboy Lyrics by Jack Van Cleaf

Fruit from the Trees

2022

[Verse 1]
If I was a cowboy, I′d wake before sunrise
To watch the west mountains turn pink
I’d kiss your cheek softly as you make
The coffee as black as old Indian ink

If I was a cowboy, I′d love you forever
By desert stars all the night through
But through the heat waves, can she read all
The shame on my face, see me shake in my boots?

[Pre-Chorus]
She’d take me by the hand as if it’s all okay

[Chorus]
C′mon cowboy, c′mon cowboy
Say you wouldn’t have it any other way
C′mon cowboy, c’mon cowboy
Can barely bear it when you′re begging me to stay
Come on cowboy, can’t leave now boy just
Ride this out, boy, don′t be so afraid

[Verse 2]
If I was a cowboy, I’d move to Wеst Texas
On five hundred acrеs of land
Buy us two horses and plot our life’s courses
As they plod their hooves in the sand

If I was a cowboy, I′d kill someone awful
And bury him out on the ranch
By the light of the evening I′d put up my shovel
And wash all the blood off my hands

[Pre-Chorus]
But she’d take ′em up in yours as if they aren’t stained

[Chorus]
C′mon cowboy, c’mon cowboy
Say you wouldn′t have it any other way
C’mon cowboy, c’mon cowboy
Can barely bear it when you′re begging me to stay
Come on cowboy, can′t leave now boy just
Ride this out like a good old cowboy
Come on cowboy, come on cowboy
Come on cowboy, come on cowboy
Come on cowboy, come on cowboy
Come on cowboy, come on now

[Verse 3/Outro]
She said, “I don’t need a cowboy, I need my best friend to love me as best as he can
But if you wanna play cowboy, you can ride off like Pancho and ruin some beautiful plans
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Jack Van Cleaf

Jack Van Cleaf

About “Cowboy” by Jack Van Cleaf

Read the complete lyrics to "Cowboy" by Jack Van Cleaf from the album "Fruit from the Trees" in 2022. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Country.

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"Cowboy" is credited to Jack Van Cleaf. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Cowboy" appears on "Fruit from the Trees" in 2022.

Visit the Jack Van Cleaf artist page at /artist/jack-van-cleaf for biography, popular tracks, and links to more lyric pages.

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