Hat Full Of Feathers
Feathers of Triumph: A Cowboy's Journey in the Rodeo Arena
Lyrics
I was almost full grown gettin'
I was nearly an adult when
Wide in the shoulders
Developing a broad physique
Rubbin' my horns on a tree
Scratching my horns on a tree
When I noticed that ladies had
Realizing that women were attracted to
Big eyes for cowboys
Cowboys with big eyes for them
They weren't noticin' me
But they weren't noticing me
I bought me a Stetson and
I purchased a Stetson hat and
All of the trappin's
All the associated cowboy accessories
Hung out where cowboys all gathered
Socializing where cowboys gathered
I copied their style and their
Imitating their style and
Slow way of talkin'
Slow way of speaking
Walked like I was chaffed by the leather
Walking as if affected by leather chafing
I tasted the smiles of the rodeo queens
Experiencing the joy of rodeo queens' smiles
And I lied about rides that I'd made
Fabricating stories about rides I never took
Then a honker from Jasper
A person from Jasper I desired
I'd been lustin' after
Expressing my interest
Said I'll be out to watch you today
Announcing intentions to watch me perform
Oh the riggin' was borrowed but
Using borrowed equipment for the rodeo
The fear was my own
Facing fear alone
It was me and all hell tied together
Confronting a challenging situation
Too damn scared to fall boys I won it all
Winning despite extreme fear
And that's how I got my first feather
Earning my first feather as a result
A feather for ev'ry event that I've won
Receiving a feather for every victory
I will be a contender forever
Aspiring to be a perpetual contender
An all around cowboy I outrode 'em all
Mastering various cowboy skills
And I got me a hat full of feathers
Accumulating a hat full of feathers
Well I feathered my hat through
Decorating my hat through
A lot of hard miles
Many challenging experiences
Swapped bruises in a lot of good towns
Exchanging injuries in various towns
Lord how many cowboys and ladies and bronks
Reflecting on the many encounters with
Have left me laid out on
Cowboys, women, and broncos
The ground I don't know
Uncertain about how many times
I've had ev'ry bone broken and
Every bone in my body was broken
Son I ain't jokin'
Emphasizing the seriousness
It's painful to be wired together
Suffering through painful recovery
I ain't quiet so proud as I was awhile ago
Less proud than before, but
But I got me a hat full of feathers
Still possessing a hat full of feathers
A feather for ev'ry event that I've won
Earning a feather for each accomplishment
And all of the storms I have weathered
Enduring and overcoming life's challenges
An all around cowboy holdin' my own
A well-rounded cowboy holding my ground
With a shabby ole hat full of feathers
With a worn-out hat full of feathers
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