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Daddy Was A Cowboy

from Tangled In A Tree by Jane Fallon

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Daddy Was A Cowboy (3:20)

On the outskirts of town in a single wide,
Just mama and me And not much pride.
Whenever we’d go into town
No one said “hey”- They just looked down.
But daddy was cowboy, my daddy was a cowboy they say.

I found the picture I was lookin’ for
Buried in the bottom of her underwear drawer.
Long and lean in a pickup truck
Cigarette in his mouth And his sleeves rolled up.
Daddy was a cowboy. My daddy was a cowboy they say.

No one told me how he died
It must’ve been somethin’ big.
Maybe he died savin’ some young girl
From a wild horse stampede.
Or maybe the levee overflowed
And threatened to bury the town
Daddy lit the fuse and saved them all
Just before he drowned.
I guess it might’ve been that way

Cause Daddy was a cowboy.
My Daddy was a cowboy they say.
In and outta trouble since I been 10.
Didn’t like school- didn’t fit in.
Mama she went out late each night
didn’t come back ‘til morning light.
Never knew where she’d been away.
But daddy was a cowboy, My daddy was a cowboy they say.

I left home at just sixteen
Lookin’ for adventure - Chasin’ a dream.
‘long came a man in a pickup truck
cigarette in his mouth and his sleeves rolled up.
I hopped in and we pulled away.
Daddy was cowboy My daddy was cowboy they say.
Daddy was a cowboy, they say.

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from Tangled In A Tree, released June 1, 2014

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Jane Fallon Dunedin, Florida

Award winning songwriter whose literate lyrics are set to melodies in genres that include blues, country, western, fok and pop. Her voice has been called “smooth and mesmerizing” and Indie Music Magazine called her “powerful, inspirational, uplifting, delightful, and impressive . . . one of the good artists in a sea of soulless clutter.” ... more

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