More Cows Than People
Where Cows Outnumber City Lights: Bobby's Journey Home
Lyrics
Bobby said, I gotta get outta this town
Bobby expresses a desire to leave his hometown.
Pulled up the roots that his Daddy laid down
He uproots the traditions or foundations laid by his father.
Country boy thought he'd try the city life
Bobby, a country boy, wants to experience city life.
Tired of workin' the dirt, watchin' the sky
He's tired of agricultural work and observing the open sky.
I won fifty bucks off of Bobby's little sister
The speaker won a bet against Bobby's sister regarding his city stay duration.
She said he'd last a month, I said it'd be quicker
The speaker predicted Bobby's return sooner than his sister.
Bobby said, it wasn't what he thought it was
Bobby found the city experience different from his expectations.
He had to come back to the place he loves
He comes back to the place he truly loves, his hometown.
'Cause there ain't much of nothin' out here
The speaker describes the rural landscape with more emphasis on nature than human structures.
Just a bunch of fence and pasture
-Grain elevators and a couple old tractors
-Little bitty church, big ole steeple
-Ain't no noise, no red lights
-Ain't no buildings messin' up my moonlight
-Ain't no doubt, why I live out
-Where there's more cows than people
-I saw on the news where the interstate
News suggests development plans, but the speaker prefers the current simplicity.
Might be movin' out this way
-To make this a better place to live
-Well hell, I like it just like it is
-'Cause there ain't much of nothin' out here
Reiteration of the peacefulness and beauty of the rural setting, preferring it over urban chaos.
Just a bunch of fence and pastures
-Grain elevators and a couple old tractors
-Little bitty church, big ole steeple
-Ain't no noise, no red lights
-Ain't no buildings messin' up my moonlight
-Ain't no doubt, why I live out where there's more cows than people
-There ain't much of nothin' out here
Continued preference for the serene rural life over urbanization.
Just a bunch of fence and pasture
-Grain elevators and a couple old tractors
-Little bitty church, big ole steeple
-Ain't no noise, no red lights
-Ain't no buildings messin' up my moonlight
-Ain't no doubt, why I live out where there's more cows than people
-'Cause there ain't much of nothin' out here
Reinforcement of the speaker's contentment with the rural life where nature dominates over urban elements.
Just a bunch of fence and pasture
-Grain elevators and a couple old tractors
-Little bitty church, big ole steeple
-Ain't no noise, no red lights
-Ain't no buildings messin' up my moonlight
-Ain't no doubt, why I live out where there's more cows than people
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