Can You. . .

. . . ever really have . . .

. . . Too Many Cowboys? . . .



Why don't you grow up
just as fast as you can
All of your innocence
Is a flash in the pan
It's overrated you say
Tryin' to be a nice guy
It's so much easier this way
So why even try
Too many cowboys

Everyone's watching
So you think all the time
Maintain the image
But it's all in your mind
What's so damned special about
Being hard as a nail
Banishing subtlety
Sets yourself up to fail
Too many cowboys

Just too many cowboys
Not quite enough men
Who will listen
Rather learn than
Only just pretend

You wear a big hat
It's a Stetson of course
Chew some tobacco
Take a ride on your horse
You've got some buddies I see
Just a little hard-boiled
They've got some dirt on their hands
They all dabble in oil
Too many cowboys

Can't say you're sorry
Can't say you're wrong
God is on your side
He's been there all along
It doesn't matter to you
If they're hurt or they're dead
You've been above it so long
I'll stick by what I said
too many cowboys

Just too many cowboys
Not quite enough men
Who will listen
Rather learn than
Only just pretend

Get in your big truck
And just drive away
You have no interest
in the things that I say
Nor did you ever
Listen that much at all
You set yourself up
For some big kind of fall
Too many cowboys

And just like a cowboy
Just the kind that you are
Virile and macho
But without a guitar
Into the sunset you rode
And the credits did roll
Not a regret did you feel
But you've taken your toll
Too Many Cowboys

Just too many cowboys
Not quite enough men
Who will listen
Rather learn than
Only just pretend


Too Many Cowboys
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Conversation . . .

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She:  There
He:  Me too.

She:  So now we can get the day started.  You go girl!
He:  Did that look like a girl getting dressed with you for work this morning?

She:  No, it did not.  But if we can use term 'guy' in a generic sense to encompass all genders, I believe that it is not a stretch to likewise utilize the word 'girl' to capture the spirit of oneness of all humanity.  See where I'm going here?
He:  That's the longest text I've ever seen.

She:  Respond to the merits and not the size although, size does matter.
He:  I see your point but 'guys' is infused with culturally acceptable unisexuality while 'girls' is used unisexually by only drill sergeants and drag queens.

She:  And Oprah.  Good retort.
He:  She doesn't use it unisexually 'cause no men are watching.

She:  Don't you mean she does use it unisexually?
He:  No.  She's only talking to real girls.

She:  This is getting a little too deep for me now.  I was only being cute and you're being too technical.  My girly brain can't take all this.
He:  I probably should have said omni, not uni- sexually.

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