Hey Cowboy
Melodic Reflections: Unspoken Longings in 'Hey Cowboy'
Lyrics
Hey cowboy
Addressing a cowboy
What you doing here
Asking the cowboy why they are present
Don't mind the company
Expressing acceptance of the cowboy's company
But you keep spilling my beer
Complaining about the cowboy spilling beer
And he's like oh man I'm sorry
Cowboy apologizes for the spill
But the band up there
Referring to the band playing
They're breaking my heart
Band's music is emotionally affecting
The simplicity of the lyrics and the melody together
Praising the simplicity of lyrics and melody as art
Oh man what a work of art
Expressing admiration for the artistic work
Come on sing it with me
Inviting the cowboy to sing along
You
Repeated affirmation of the cowboy being on the singer's mind
You're on my mind
-Yeah you
-You're on my mind
-Hey cowgirl
Addressing a cowgirl
Well who'd you come here with
Inquiring about the cowgirl's companion
I'd like to buy you a fancy cocktail
Offering to buy the cowgirl a drink
A nice beverage
Describing the drink as a fancy cocktail
And she's like oh man I'm sorry
Cowgirl apologizes and rejects advances
But I didn't come here to get hit on by some jerk
Expressing disinterest in being hit on
So I guess the only thing left for me to do now
Deciding to go back to work
Is just go back to work
Acceptance of the situation
But I'll be singing it all shift
Commitment to sing about the person all shift
You
Repeated affirmation of the cowgirl being on the singer's mind
You're on my mind
-Yeah you
-You're on my mind
-Yeah you
-You're on my mind
-Yeah you
-You're on my mind
-And there's an afterimage of your face
Describing an afterimage of the cowboy's face
Its like a flash of light that's burned in my brain
Comparing the afterimage to a flash of light in memory
And baby anytime you go away
Expressing the impact of the person leaving
You
Repeated affirmation of the person being on the singer's mind
You're on my mind
-Yeah you
-You're on my mind
-Yeah you
-You're on my mind
-Yeah you
-You're on my mind
Final affirmation of the person being on the singer's mind
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