And I'm a cowboy in the distance
Skating down the avenues of New York City too

There's a telephone that's ringing in New York plain as day
And she shines like a diamond

She's skating down the back roads of Joplin Missouri
Just waiting for the light
Same as the sweet singing wheels in New York do

I'm a cowboy in the distance
I wonder if she knows there's a cowboy in the distance
I'm a cowboy in the distance
There's a telephone that's ringing in Joplin Missouri
Waiting for a call from the boy who ran away
In love with the boys out chasing his dreams
And I wonder how the dream feels in New York City
He's waiting for the light
And I'm driving by the cornfields of Missouri it seems

Waiting for the light
I'm a cowboy in the distance
To this runner in the night

And she shines like a diamond
And she shines like a diamond
And she shines like a diamond
To this runner in the night

She's waiting for the light
There's a girl who's in love in New York just the same
In love with a boy and she never knows his name

Same as the dream that I had in Illinois
Waiting for a call in Joplin in Manhattan, yeah
To this runner in the night
To this runner in the night
Waiting for the light
And I wonder how the wheels sound in Joplin Missouri
She's running through the cornfields of New York City
Just waiting for the light
There's a girl who's in love in Joplin Missouri
Just waiting for the light
And I wonder if she knows that she's in the cowboy's dreams