Willie Nelson - Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond Of Each Other

cowboys are frequently , secretly fond of each other
willie nelson
originally written by ned sublette

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there’s many a strange impulse out on the plains of west texas;
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there’s many a young boy who feels things he don’t comprehend .
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well small town don’t like it when somebody falls between sxxes ,
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no , small town don’t like it when a cowboy has feelings for men .

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well i believe in my soul that inside every man there’s a feminine ,
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and inside every lady there’s a deep manly voice loud and clear .
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well , a cowboy may brag about things that he does with his women ,
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but the ones who brag loudest are the ones that are most likely queer .

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cowboys are frequently secretly fond of each other
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what did you think those saddles and boots was about?
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there’s many a cowboy who don’t understand
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the way that he feels towards his brother ,
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inside every cowboy there’s a lady who’d love to slip out .

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ten men for each woman was the rule way back when on the prairie ,
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and somehow those cowboys must have kept themselves warm late at night .
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cowboys are famous for getting riled up about fairies ,
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but i’ll tell you the reason a big strong man gets so uptight :

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cowboys are frequently secretly fond of each other
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that’s why they wear leather , and levi’s and belts buckled tight .
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there’s many a cowboy who don’t understand
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the way that he feels towards his brother;
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there’s many a cowboy who’s more like a lady at night .

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well there’s always somebody who says what the others just whisper ,
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and mostly that someone’s the first one to get shot down dead :
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when you talk to a cowboy don’t treat him like he was a sister
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don’t mess with the lady that’s sleepin’ in each cowboy’s head .

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cowboys are frequently secretly fond of each other
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even though they take speed and drive pickups and shoot their big guns;
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there’s many a cowboy who don’t understand
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the way that he feels towards his brother;
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there’s many a cowboy who keeps quiet about things he’s done .