Cowboy Bill

And the grown-ups would tell us

And an old 'yeller' letter said, "Texas is proud"
The old trunk wide open, things scattered about

Outnumbered by plenty, they were almost too cover
The captain went down and Bill pulled up on his rains
Well, now they're all sayin' Cowboy Bill was a hero
Well, I still remember the day that it happened

We waited and we waited but Bill never showed

"You boys keep your distance, that old man's just tellin' lies"
As he sat there and painted those West Texas scenes
And they rode for a sunset, just the story remains

Just as true as his blue Texas skies
He looked back just in time to see a horse stumble
But to all of us kids, Cowboy Bill was a hero
And the grown-ups would tell us
"You boys keep your distance, that old man's just tellin' you lies"
His saddle a creakin' 'neath his old faded jeans
He told of a time when he rode with the Rangers
Just as true as his blue Texas skies
With thirty banditos headed their way
We'd ask the old cowboy to tell 'em again
You could taste the dry dust from the trail he was ridin'
And through a flurry of bullets he rescued the captain
Just as true as his blue Texas skies
And the grown-ups that told us

So we set out for his place down Old Grist Mill Road
"You boys keep your distance, that old man's just tellin' you lies"
But to all of us kids, Cowboy Bill was a hero
And we all believed him and when he would finish

And we cried when we found him lying there with his memories
Down on the Pecos and he saved the day
He was clutchin' a badge that said 'Texas Ranger'
You could almost hear those prairie winds blowin'
And the folks at the feed store said they hadn't seen him