Part-Time Cowboy, Sometimes Free
Copyright 1995 - Will Pete
A couple years ago, while in Nashville, I auditioned at the Bluebird with my "Ballad of Willie Doe" and didn't do so well. Somewhat dejected, but still determined, I drove to the Smoky Mountains and lugged my guitar and pack along the Applachian Trail for a few days. Had a run in with an injured bear, dreamed about living a couple hundred years ago and wrote this song.
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NO MORE FRONTIERSMEN, NO PLACE LEFT TO GO
SADDLE UP MY GUITAR, HEAR THE FACTORY WHISTLE BLOW
SMOG ON THE HORIZON, WIND WHISPER LURES ME
CALLING, COMMANDING AUTUMN'S BRIGHT COLORED LEAVES
I'M PARTTIME A COWBOY, PUNCHIN TIMECLOCKS AT THREE
TRYIN TO BE HAPPY, SOMETIMES I FEEL FREE
FOOTPRINTS OF TEARS TELL FRONTIERSMEN'S FOLKLORE
THE LEGEND CONTINUES ON DESTINY'S SHORE
WELL I'M RAMBLIN AND WRANGLIN TRAFFIC OF HOUSTON TOWN
GLAD TO BE LEAVIN, WISH I KNEW WHERE I'M BOUND
THE VALLEYS OF MOUNTAINS, THE PEAKS OF THE LOW
IT SEEMS ALL THE PLEASURE'S JUST TO BE ON THE GO
I'M PARTTIME A COWBOY, PUNCHIN TIMECLOCKS AT THREE
TRYIN TO BE HAPPY, SOMETIMES I FEEL FREE
FOOTPRINTS OF TEARS TELL FRONTIERSMEN'S FOLKLORE
THE LEGEND CONTINUES ON DESTINY'S SHORE
A COWBOY WITH NO BRAND, NO HORSE AND NO NAME
PARDNERS ITS OUR LAST STAND, AS THE HEAVENS FILL WITH PAIN
RESERVATIONS AND HOMELESS, LIKE CLOUDS WITH NO SKY
THE YEARS OF THE AGELESS GO WONDERING WHY
I'M PARTTIME A COWBOY, PUNCHIN TIMECLOCKS AT THREE
TRYIN TO BE HAPPY, SOMETIMES I FEEL FREE
FOOTPRINTS OF TEARS TELL FRONTIERSMEN'S FOLKLORE
I'LL BE RAMBLIN AND WRANGLIN TILL I'M COWBOY NO MORE
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