(Dolly Parton)
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Sometimes he gets crazy as men are known to do
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He'll lose his head in spite of everything he stands to lose
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What is it in a man that makes him act like such a fool
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She swears she never knew but always needed to
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But stubborn pride is just the way of cowboys I suppose
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Even love can't change the things he ought to change the most
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And it's pride that keeps him standing when he should be on his knees
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Makin' apologies but she loves him desperately
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Oh but now and again she wished he'd been a poet
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So he'd know all the perfect lines to say
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And have some great romantic way to show it
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Be the hero ridin' up to save the day
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And go ridin' high like a knight in shinin' armor
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To sweep her up and carry her away
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Oh but he don't have no magic ways to charm her
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No cause even love can't change a cowboy's ways
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"I love you" and "I'm sorry" are words that just don't come
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Cause words like that are no match for the kind that rule his tongue
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But his eyes keep tellin' her "you know I love you anyway
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No matter what I say or what I never say"
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Oh but now and again she wished he'd been a poet
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So he'd know all those fancy lines to say
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And have some great romantic way to show it
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Be the hero ridin' up to save the day
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And go ridin' high like a knight in shinin' armor
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And sweep her up and carry her away
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Oh but he don't have no magic ways to charm her
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No cause even love can't change a cowboy's ways
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His ways seem cold but she knows he's much warmer
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But even love can't change a cowboy's ways
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He's just a fool that must defend his honor
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But even love can't change a cowboy's ways
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A Cowboy's Ways
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Dolly Parton |