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 sexes,
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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.