Story Behind The Song

written while living in the country in oklahoma

Song Description

country shuffle with typical lyrics of man's desire to live a country life as opposed to the big time life as in ......i'm just common man... common van, theme

Lyrics

i've got it bad, but i've got it good, my girlfriend lives out in hollywood.
a red ferrari, we cruise malibu, a big fat house, ocean view.
she said, "i really like you, but my life's a mess. you could make
it better if you just say yes. be my lover and, well be my guest."
and i guess for most guys the scene could be cool.
but as for me, i like
a dusty truck and some mud on my boots, steppin out the backdoor, pull my gun and shoot at the starry sky and the yellow moon in
the chilly still of the gatherin gloom, and just to feel the echoes
drone through my cowboy bones.
i landed back at the tulsa airport, picked up my truck and pulled my
boots on.
on a cell phone on a gravel road i told her i loved her, but oklahoma's home, and she said
i really love ya but you understand, i like the palm trees and the blue waves, the sun and the sand. so be my husband and be my guest, you'll love the high life way out here in the west...
but as for me i like...
the sight of some cattle out on the hill, the sweet smell of sulphur
from the old black well, slippin down to town on a friday night, where the place is rockin on a street thats quiet, and just
to send the cold brew home to my cowboy bones.
california i know is very clean, and
life is high there if you know what i mean.
please forgive me if i just say no, but if this is high then i like low,
like seein nine wild turkeys when they walk in a row.
its not my fault, its just my cowboy bones.
i've got some cowboy bones.