That Girl Loves a Cowboy
Love and Loss Under Western Skies: That Girl and the Cowboy's Tale
Lyrics
When I was a young man
When the singer was a young man
Grandaddy bought me my first beer
Grandaddy bought the singer his first beer
The bartender
The bartender noticed the singer
caught me staring
The singer was caught staring at a pretty girl in tears
At a pretty girl in tears
The pretty girl was crying
And said
The bartender commented
That Girl Loves a Cowboy
The girl mentioned in previous lines loves a cowboy
Who ropes and rides
Describes a cowboy who ropes and rides
Under western skies
Specifies "under western skies"
That Girl Loves a Cowboy
Reiterates that the mentioned girl loves a cowboy
That's why she cries
States that the girl cries because of her love for a cowboy
Well I hopped in the saddle
The singer hopped in the saddle
Like Papa did before my time
Refers to the singer's father (Papa) who rode before him
But all of my love
Alludes to the singer's love and departure
and leaving
Suggests that love and leaving should be considered a crime
You know, it should be a crime
Emphasizes the conflict between love and leaving
But That Girl Loves a Cowboy
Repeats the girl's love for a cowboy
Who ropes and rides
Reiterates the cowboy's activities under western skies
Under western skies
Repeats the idea of the girl loving a cowboy
That Girl Loves a Cowboy
Reiterates that the girl cries due to her love for a cowboy
That's why she cries
Continues the theme of the girl's emotional response
This ain't no life
The singer expresses that the cowboy's life is not suitable for a pure girl
For a girl that pure
The singer is uncertain about settling down
I keep trying to settle down
The singer tries to settle down but is unsure
But then I'm not sure
Uncertainty about the singer's commitment
She knows someday
The girl understands that someday the singer will leave
When it's springtime
Refers to a specific time (springtime) and a natural event (snow melts)
and the snow melts on the pass
Anticipates the singer's departure
that I will rise
The singer will rise and say goodbye
And say goodbye
Confirms that the mentioned girl loved a cowboy
That Girl Loved a Cowboy
Repeats the cowboy's activities under western skies
Who ropes and rides
Reiterates that the girl loved a cowboy
Under western skies
Repeats the cowboy's actions under western skies
That Girl Loved a Cowboy
Reiterates the reason why the girl cries
That's why she cries
Confirms that the girl's tears are due to her love for a cowboy
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