(Spoken) Well there`s always been groups of people that could never see eye to eye... an` I always thought if they`d get the chance to sit down and talk face to face they might realize they got a lot in common.....
Well I was sittin` in a coffee shop, just havin` a cup to pass the time.
Swappin` rodeo stories with this ole cowboy friend of mine.
When some motor-cycle riders started snickerin` in the back
started pokin` fun at my friend`s hat.
One ole boy said hey Tex, where`d you park your horse.
My friend just pulled his hat down low, but they couldn`t be ingnored.
One husky fell said, I think I`ll rip that hat right off your head.
That`s when my friend turned around, and this is what he said.....
You`ll ride a black tornado, cross`t the western sky
Rope an ole blue northern and milk it till it`s dry
Bull dawg the Mississippi, pin it`s ears down flat...
Long before you take this cowboy`s hat....
Now pardner, this ole hat is better left alone,
She used to be my daddy`s, but last year he passed on.
My nephew skinned the Rattler that makes up this ole hatband,
But back in 69 he died in Viet_Nam
Now the eagle feather was given to me by an indian friend of mine
But someone ran him down somewheres round that Arizona line
And a real special lady gave me this hat pin
But I don`t know if I`ll ever see her again.
You`ll ride a black tornado, cross`t the western sky
Rope an ole blue northern and Milk it till it`s dry
Bull dawg the Mississippi pin it`s ears down flat...
Log before you take this cowboy`s hat
Now if your leather jacket means to you what this hat means to me
Then I guess we understand each other, and we`ll just let it be.
But if you still think it`s funny, man, you got my back up against the wall.
And if you touch my hat, your gonna have to fight us all...
Well, right then I caught a little sadness in that gang leaders eyes,
And he turned back t`wards the others and they all just sorta shuffled on outside
But when my friend turned back t`wards me, I noticed his old hat brim
Well it was turned up.. in a big ole texas grin
You`ll ride a black tornado cross`t the western skies
Rope an ole blue northern, milk it till it`s dry
Bull dawg the Mississippi, pin it`s ears down flat
Long before you take this cowboy`s hat.
