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A Cowboy’s Ways

This version of A Cowboy’S Ways was released by Dolly Parton in 1983.

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Sometimes he gets crazy as men are known to do
He’ll lose his head in spite of everything he stands to lose
What is it in a man that makes him act like such a fool
She swears she never knew but always needed to

But stubborn pride is just the way of cowboys I suppose
Even love can’t change the things he ought to change the most
And it’s pride that keeps him standing when he should be on his knees
Makin’ apologies but she loves him desperately

Oh but now and again she wished he’d been a poet
So he’d know all the perfect lines to say
And have some great romantic way to show it
Be the hero ridin’ up to save the day
And go ridin’ high like a knight in shinin’ armor
To sweep her up and carry her away
Oh but he don’t have no magic ways to charm her
No cause even love can’t change a cowboy’s ways

“I love you” and “I’m sorry” are words that just don’t come
Cause words like that are no match for the kind that rule his tongue
But his eyes keep tellin’ her “you know I love you anyway
No matter what I say or what I never say”

Oh but now and again she wished he’d been a poet
So he’d know all those fancy lines to say
And have some great romantic way to show it
Be the hero ridin’ up to save the day
And go ridin’ high like a knight in shinin’ armor
And sweep her up and carry her away
Oh but he don’t have no magic ways to charm her
No cause even love can’t change a cowboy’s ways

His ways seem cold but she knows he’s much warmer
But even love can’t change a cowboy’s ways

He’s just a fool that must defend his honor
But even love can’t change a cowboy’s ways

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Dolly Parton has released many songs over the years besides A Cowboy’S Ways. Dolly Parton released songs from 1967 to 2005 spanning across albums like Hello, I'm Dolly, Just Because I'm A Woman, My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy, In The Good Old Days, As Long As I Love, The Fairest Of Them All, A Real Live Dolly, Coat Of Many Colors, The Golden Streets Of Glory, Joshua, Touch Your Woman, My Favorite Songwriter: Porter Wagoner, Bubbling Over, My Tennessee Mountain Home, Love Is Like A Butterfly, Jolene, Dolly: The Seeker / We Used To, The Bargain Store, All I Can Do, New Harvest... First Gathering, Here You Come Again, Heartbreaker, Great Balls Of Fire, 9 To 5 And Odd Jobs, Dolly, Dolly, Dolly, Heartbreak Express, The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas, Burlap & Satin, Rhinestone, The Great Pretender, Real Love, Rainbow, White Limozeen, Home For Christmas, Eagle When She Flies, Straight Talk, Slow Dancing With The Moon, Heartsongs: Live From Home, Something Special, Treasures, Hungry Again, The Grass Is Blue, Precious Memories, Little Sparrow, Halos & Horns, For God And Country, and Those Were The Days. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Dolly Parton.

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