How the West Was Once
That reflection dances
Off the door frame
17th century wood did me no good
In the scheme of things
I miss Pocahontas
And the Wild West
John Wayne the king of men
Shot me twice in the chest
I'm just a backlot cowboy
Turnin stunts for free
Maybe someday I'll take enough licks
Get my name on that marquee, oh boy
Many have searched for El Dorado and the city of Gold
Deep in the jungle
Where it all crumbles
Till they grow old
The boxer, he asks me, "do you fancy a fight?"
I say, "I don't need an opponent
I fight with myself
Every damn night."
She's holding a crying baby
Do you need me to take it off your hands?
She says, "I don't need you
If I can still catch that man."
If I can still catch that man
If I can still catch that man
Still feel your pain runnin through my veins, oh
Still see you standin there singing in the rain, oh
Off the door frame
17th century wood did me no good
In the scheme of things
I miss Pocahontas
And the Wild West
John Wayne the king of men
Shot me twice in the chest
I'm just a backlot cowboy
Turnin stunts for free
Maybe someday I'll take enough licks
Get my name on that marquee, oh boy
Many have searched for El Dorado and the city of Gold
Deep in the jungle
Where it all crumbles
Till they grow old
The boxer, he asks me, "do you fancy a fight?"
I say, "I don't need an opponent
I fight with myself
Every damn night."
She's holding a crying baby
Do you need me to take it off your hands?
She says, "I don't need you
If I can still catch that man."
If I can still catch that man
If I can still catch that man
Still feel your pain runnin through my veins, oh
Still see you standin there singing in the rain, oh
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Writer(s): A.h. Pettus, Alexander Pettus
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