Willy Nelson Cowboys are Frequently, Secretly (Fond of Each Other) lyrics

Willy Nelson
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Cowboys are Frequently, Secretly (Fond of Each Other)
Well, there's many a strange impulse out on the plains of west Texas
There's many a young boy who feels things he can't comprehend.
And a small town don't like it when somebody falls between sexes,
No, a small town don't like it when a cowboy has feelin's for men.

And I believe to my soul that inside every man there's the feminine,
And inside every lady, there's a deep manly voice loud and clear.
Well, a cowboy may brag about things that he's done with his women,
But the ones that brag loudest are the ones that are most likely queer.

Cowboys are frequently, secretly fond of each other
Say, what did you think all them saddles and boots was about?
And there's many a cowboy who don't understand the way that he feels for his brother
and inside every cowboy there's a lady that'd like to slip out.


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And there's always somebody who says what the others just whisper
And mostly that someone's the first one to get shot down dead.
So when you talk to a cowboy, don't treat him like he was a sister
You can't fuck with the lady that's sleepin' in each cowboy's head.

Cowboys are frequently, secretly fond of each other
What did you think all them saddles and boots was about?
And there's many a cowboy who don't understand the way that he feels for his brother
And inside every lady there's a cowboy who wants to come out
And inside every cowboy there's a lady that'd love to slip out.