Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer

Wild Tales of Rural Swagger: A Corb Lund Song Interpretation
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Lyrics


full growed porcupine dead on the road

Encountered a fully grown dead porcupine on the road.


it'll take a big ox, son, to carry that load

Requires a strong person, akin to a big ox, to handle that situation.


I got checked out by a blonde, young heifer

Received attention from a young, blonde cow (heifer).


she says she might wanna but I ain't gonna let er

She expresses interest, but the speaker refuses to engage.


Hair in my eyes like a highland steer

Hair is covering the speaker's eyes, likening them to a highland steer.


spring in my step like a white tailed deer

The speaker feels energetic, like a white-tailed deer in spring.


hitch in my hip like an old sheep dog

The speaker has a slight discomfort or irregularity in their hip movement, similar to an old sheepdog.


puff up my chest like a big bull frog

Feeling a sense of pride or puffing up their ego, akin to a big bullfrog.


Socks on my feet like a true paint hoss

Wearing socks, resembling a true paint horse.


belt round my belly like a galloway cross

Wearing a belt around their belly, likening themselves to a Galloway cross.


built a barn outta straw for to not pay rent

Constructed a straw barn to avoid paying rent.


the thing blew over like a cheap green tent

The constructed barn collapsed easily, similar to a cheap green tent.


Hair in my eyes like a highland steer

Reiterates the comparison of having hair in their eyes like a highland steer.


spring in my step like a white tailed deer

Reiterates feeling springy in their step like a white-tailed deer.


hitch in my hip like an old sheep dog

Reiterates having a hitch or irregularity in their hip movement like an old sheepdog.


puff up my chest like a big bull frog

Reiterates the feeling of puffing up their chest like a big bullfrog.


yodel-ay

Expression or exclamation, "yodel-ay."


Smoke in the barbed wire, posts on fire

There's smoke near the barbed wire and the fence posts are on fire.


anybody seen my lucky fencing pliers?

The speaker is looking for their lucky fencing pliers.


they didn't cost nothin 'cause they come with the truck

The pliers came with the truck and were obtained at no extra cost.


and old uncle hugh's still bringin me luck

Old Uncle Hugh continues to bring luck to the speaker.


Hair in my eyes like a highland steer

Reiterates the comparison of having hair in their eyes like a highland steer.


spring in my step like a white tailed deer

Reiterates feeling springy in their step like a white-tailed deer.


hitch in my hip like an old sheep dog

Reiterates having a hitch or irregularity in their hip movement like an old sheepdog.


puff up my chest like a big bull frog

Reiterates the feeling of puffing up their chest like a big bullfrog.

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