This Cowboy's Hat lyrics

You know what

No matter how different we dress

Or look or talk, we all have a lot of things in common

That's what this song's about

I was sittin' in a coffee shop

Having a cup to pass the time

Swappin' Rodeo stories

With this ol' Cowboy friend of mine

When some motorcycle riders

Startin snickerin' in the back

Started pokin' fun at my friends hat

One ol' boy said:

"Hey Tex, where'd you park your Horse?"

My friend just pulled his hat down low

But they couldn't be ignored

One husky fella said:

"I think I'll rip that hat right off your head"

That's when my friend turned around

And this is what he said

You'll ride a black tornado

Across the western sky

Rope an ol' Blue Northern

And milk it 'til it's dry

Bulldog the Mississippi

And pin its ears down flat

Long before you take this Cowboy's Hat

Partner, this ol' hat's better left alone

See it used to be my daddy's

But last year he passed on

My nephew skinned the rattler

That makes up this old hat band

But back in '69 he died in Vietnam

The eagle feather was given to me by an Indian friend of mine

Someone ran him down somewhere around that Arizona line

And a real special lady gave me this hat pin

But I don't know if I'll ever see her again

You'll ride a black tornado

Across the western sky

Rope an old Blue Northern

And milk it 'til it's dry

Bulldog the Mississippi

And pin its ears down flat

Long before you take this Cowboy's hat

Now if your leather jacket means to you

What this hat means to me

I guess we understand each other

And we'll just let it be

But if you still think it's funny

Man you got my back up against the wall

And if you touch my hat

You're gonna have to fight us all

Right then I caught a little sadness

In that Gang leader's eyes

He turned back to the others

And they all just kinda shuffled on outside

When my friend turned back towards me

I noticed his ol' hat brim

Well it was turned up

In a big ol' Texas grin

You'll ride a black tornado

Across the western sky

Rope an old Blue Northern

And milk it 'til it's dry

Bulldog the Mississippi

And pin its ears down flat

Long before you take this Cowboy's hat