Daydream Cowboy
Escape to the Open Range: Daydreams of a Cowboy's Heart
Lyrics
I'm sittin' in a city filled with people cars and smoke
I'm surrounded by the hustle and bustle of a city with people, cars, and pollution.
The walls are closin' in on me my heart's about to choke
I feel confined and suffocated as if the walls are closing in, causing emotional distress.
The world becomes a foggy dream and I no longer see
The world around me becomes unclear and dreamlike, losing its distinct features.
The dirty concrete canyons where I have come to be
Describing the urban landscape with concrete canyons, expressing a sense of displacement.
Cause a cowboy rides the mountains and the draws inside my mind
A cowboy's image is a mental escape, representing freedom and nature.
With his Buckskin underneath him and his pockets full of time
The cowboy is characterized by a horse (Buckskin) and a surplus of time.
And I can hear his spurs a jinglin' the chimes of his slappin' tack
The sound of the cowboy's spurs is vivid, creating an auditory connection to the image.
As his horse lopes up a ridge with the moon light on his back
The cowboy is riding on a ridge with the moonlight enhancing the picturesque scene.
He rides into a bearin' country not meant for him alone
The cowboy ventures into unfamiliar territory, emphasizing his adventurous spirit.
For a lovin' dark haired lady waits for her cowboy to come home
A woman eagerly waits for her cowboy to return, emphasizing a romantic narrative.
Well his hat was made in Texas and his chaps are bat wing style
The cowboy's hat is from Texas, and he wears bat wing style chaps, portraying authenticity.
His saddles made by Hauser he rides it all the while
The cowboy's saddle is made by Hauser, highlighting attention to detail in his equipment.
It glistens with silver conches tap adores for his feet
Details about the saddle, mentioning silver conches, adding to the visual imagery.
He's got a chew of Copenhagen tucked inside his cheek
The cowboy enjoys chewing tobacco (Copenhagen), adding a personal touch to his character.
In fact the only thing that saves me here from goin' plumb insane
The cowboy's presence in the narrator's thoughts prevents them from going insane.
Is that cowboy poundin' leather down in the coolies in my brain
Describing the cowboy riding in the mental "coolies," emphasizing mental relief.
And I can hear his spurs a jinglin'...
(Repetition of lines 7-8) Reiterating the vivid sound of the cowboy's spurs and the moonlit ridge.
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