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Week 12 - Hey Cowboy (03​-​24​-​16)

from Song A Week, Volume 1 by James Tristan Redding

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Hey cowboy won’t you let me in
I’m nothing if I’m not your friend
And if our dreams catch fire we can start again
Hey cowboy, hey hey hey cowboy

Flannel and leather, iron and ash
Circuits and starships, blasters and cash
Bullets and powder, granite and slate
History and future, horse hair and faith

Reach for forever wring out the reins
Pull not your punches speak not your name
Spin only clockwise let out the sound
Fall never silent shut never down

Hey cowboy won’t you let me in
I’m nothing if I’m not your friend
And if the wheels catch fire and the roof descends
Hey cowboy, hey hey hey cowboy

Stranded expanded hands in the sand
Landed in tandem branded and planned
Offhand understanding demanded the cans
Commanded a band and manned it firsthand

I have a lump of lead in my sock
And boots in the water slick as a fox
Give me the hatchet bury the keys
Take off your handcuffs light the marquee

Hey cowboy won’t you let me in
I’m nothing if I’m not your friend
And if the wheels catch fire and the roof descends
Now, cowboy

I can see the world but the world cannot see me

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from Song A Week, Volume 1, released February 12, 2017
Words and music copyright 2016 by James Tristan Redding. Registered with BMI. All rights reserved.

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James Tristan Redding Nashville, Tennessee

British-American songwriter, singer, audiobook narrator, studio player, Godin Guitars official artist.

Founded global collective www.SongAWeek.org, performance art experience The Under Over: tinyurl.com/uoxuo (song circle underneath a highway) and writing retreat www.TheNashville24.com (annual challenge: write 24 songs in 24 hours).

Cuts by Sarah Harralson, Eli Alger, Emma Gale, David Easterling
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