(Spoken)Wellthere’salwaysbeengroupsofpeoplethatcouldneverseeeyetoeye...
an’Ialwaysthoughtifthey’dgetthechancetositdown
andtalkfacetofacetheymightrealizetheygotalotincommon.....
WellIwassittin’inacoffeeshop,justhavin’acuptopassthetime.
Swappin’rodeostorieswiththisolecowboyfriendofmine.
Whensomemotor-cycleridersstartedsnickerin’intheback
Startedpokin’funatmyfriend’shat.
OneoleboysaidheyTex,where’dyouparkyourhorse.
Myfriendjustpulledhishatdownlow,buttheycouldn’tbeingnored.
Onehuskyfellowsaid,IthinkI’llripthathatrightoffyourhead.
That’swhenmyfriendturnedaround,andthisiswhathesaid.....
You’llrideablacktornado,cross’tthewesternsky
Ropeanolebluenortherandmilkittillit’sdry
BulldawgtheMississippi,pinit’searsdownflat...
Longbeforeyoutakethiscowboy’shat....
Nowpartner,thisolehatisbetterleftalone,
Sheusedtobemydaddy’s,butlastyearhepassedon.
MynephewskinnedtheRattlerthatmakesupthisolehatband,
Butbackin69hediedinViet_Nam
Nowtheeaglefeatherwasgiventomebyanindianfriendofmine
ButsomeoneranhimdownsomewheresroundthatArizonaline
Andarealspecialladygavemethishatpin
ButIdon’tknowifI’lleverseeheragain.
You’llrideablacktornado,cross’tthewesternsky
RopeanolebluenortherandMilkittillit’sdry
BulldawgtheMississippi,pinit’searsdownflat...
Longbeforeyoutakethiscowboy’shat....
Nowifyourleatherjacketmeanstoyouwhatthishatmeanstome
ThenIguessweunderstandeachother,andwe’lljustletitbe.
Butifyoustillthinkit’sfunny,man,yougotmybackupagainstthewall.
Andifyoutouchmyhat,yourgonnahavetofightusall...
Well,rightthenIcaughtalittlesadnessinthatgangleaderseyes,
Andheturnedbackt’wardstheothersandtheyalljustsortashuffledonoutside
Butwhenmyfriendturnedbackt’wardsme,Inoticedhisoldhatbrim
Wellitwasturnedup..inabigoletexasgrin
You’llrideablacktornado,cross’tthewesternsky
RopeanolebluenortherandMilkittillit’sdry
BulldawgtheMississippi,pinit’searsdownflat...
Longbeforeyoutakethiscowboy’shat....