Lyric Even A Cowboy Can Dream

(Craig Bickhardt/Barry Alfonso)

He s not much to look at
A hard-working hand
Riding that western trail
His hat s worn out
He s tall and thin as a rail

And he don t say too much
In the fire s glow
When the others are shooting the breeze
He stares at the stars
Hand on his chin
And they wonder what he sees

Its something to do with a woman
Down around Abilene
It s long since over and done with
But even a cowboy can dream

Not that he s sorry
For the life he chose
He s roamed to far for regrets
The longhorns have led him
Cross thousands of miles
And into as many sunsets

When the silent nights
Give him room to think
There s a face he can t shake from his mind
It makes him consider
What life would be life
If he were the settling kind