I Loved A Cowboy

I loved a cowboy

I loved his cowboy ways

I loved his sky-blue eyes

Those cold November days

He'd walk across the field

And I could see his breath

And I swear I heard his heart

Beating inside his chest



And those nights spent in two-horse towns

Pick-up trucks and country bars

Those nights were like blankets

Like movies

Like falling . . . like falling . . . stars



Well I loved this cowboy

More than I should admit

More than I knew was right

But I got real used to it

I would go out ridin'

For two weeks at a time

And I knew the only lonely heart

Was never his, only mine



And those nights spent in two-horse towns

Pick-up trucks and country bars

Those nights were like blankets

Like movies

Like falling . . . like falling . . . stars



When I thought about it

Some loves are compromise

Some loves burn bright and fast and die

Some loves are all on one side

So I left this cowboy

I left on New Year's Day

It was my resolution

I just up and rode away



From those nights spent in two-horse towns

Pick-up trucks and country bars

Those nights were like blankets

Like movies

Like falling . . . like falling . . . stars