Faster Horses (The Cowboy And The Poet)
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He was an old time cowboy
Don't you understand
His eyes were sharp as razor blades
His face was leather tanned
His toes were pointed inward
From a hangin' on a horse
He was an old
Philosopher of course
He was so thin I swear
You could have used him for a whip
He had to drink a beer
To keep his breeches on his hips
I knew I had to ask him
About the mysteries of life
He spat between his boots
And he replied
"It's faster horses
Younger women
Older whiskey
More money"
He smiled and all his teeth
Were covered with tobacco stains
He said, "It don't do men no good
To pray for peace and rain"
"Peace and rain is just
A way to say prosperity
And buffalo chips is all
That means to me"
I told him I was a poet
I was lookin' for the truth
I do not care for horses
Whiskey women or the loot
I said I was a writer
My soul was all on fire
He looked at me
And he said you are a liar
"Son, it's faster horses
Younger women
Older whiskey
More money"
Well, I was disillusioned
If I say the least
I grabbed him by the collar
And I jerked him to his feet
There was somethin' cold
And shiny laying by my head
So I started to believe
The things he said
Well, my poet days're over
And I'm back to bein' me
As I enjoy the peace a
And comfort of reality
If my boy ever asks me
What it is that I have learned
I think that
I will readily affirm
"Son, it's faster horses
Younger women
Older whiskey
More money"
Faster horses
Younger women
Older whiskey
More money
Faster horses
Younger women
Older whiskey
More money
It's faster horses
Younger women
Older whiskey
More money
Don't you understand
His eyes were sharp as razor blades
His face was leather tanned
His toes were pointed inward
From a hangin' on a horse
He was an old
Philosopher of course
He was so thin I swear
You could have used him for a whip
He had to drink a beer
To keep his breeches on his hips
I knew I had to ask him
About the mysteries of life
He spat between his boots
And he replied
"It's faster horses
Younger women
Older whiskey
More money"
He smiled and all his teeth
Were covered with tobacco stains
He said, "It don't do men no good
To pray for peace and rain"
"Peace and rain is just
A way to say prosperity
And buffalo chips is all
That means to me"
I told him I was a poet
I was lookin' for the truth
I do not care for horses
Whiskey women or the loot
I said I was a writer
My soul was all on fire
He looked at me
And he said you are a liar
"Son, it's faster horses
Younger women
Older whiskey
More money"
Well, I was disillusioned
If I say the least
I grabbed him by the collar
And I jerked him to his feet
There was somethin' cold
And shiny laying by my head
So I started to believe
The things he said
Well, my poet days're over
And I'm back to bein' me
As I enjoy the peace a
And comfort of reality
If my boy ever asks me
What it is that I have learned
I think that
I will readily affirm
"Son, it's faster horses
Younger women
Older whiskey
More money"
Faster horses
Younger women
Older whiskey
More money
Faster horses
Younger women
Older whiskey
More money
It's faster horses
Younger women
Older whiskey
More money
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:05.75] He was an old time cowboy
[00:11.05] Don't you understand
[00:12.97] His eyes were sharp as razor blades
[00:15.52] His face was leather tanned
[00:17.31] His toes were pointed inward
[00:19.11] From a hangin' on a horse
[00:20.84] He was an old
[00:22.66] Philosopher of course
[00:24.72] He was so thin I swear
[00:26.92] You could have used him for a whip
[00:29.23] He had to drink a beer
[00:31.21] To keep his breeches on his hips
[00:33.67] I knew I had to ask him
[00:35.32] About the mysteries of life
[00:37.53] He spat between his boots
[00:39.53] And he replied
[00:41.18] "It's faster horses
[00:43.55] Younger women
[00:45.69] Older whiskey
[00:47.74] More money"
[00:51.79] He smiled and all his teeth
[00:58.57] Were covered with tobacco stains
[01:00.68] He said, "It don't do men no good
[01:02.58] To pray for peace and rain"
[01:04.50] "Peace and rain is just
[01:06.73] A way to say prosperity
[01:08.27] And buffalo chips is all
[01:10.66] That means to me"
[01:12.46] I told him I was a poet
[01:14.91] I was lookin' for the truth
[01:17.44] I do not care for horses
[01:18.72] Whiskey women or the loot
[01:20.47] I said I was a writer
[01:22.91] My soul was all on fire
[01:24.95] He looked at me
[01:26.98] And he said you are a liar
[01:28.63] "Son, it's faster horses
[01:30.19] Younger women
[01:33.35] Older whiskey
[01:35.46] More money"
[01:40.41] Well, I was disillusioned
[01:46.38] If I say the least
[01:48.47] I grabbed him by the collar
[01:50.09] And I jerked him to his feet
[01:52.91] There was somethin' cold
[01:54.50] And shiny laying by my head
[01:55.92] So I started to believe
[01:58.09] The things he said
[01:59.76] Well, my poet days're over
[02:02.72] And I'm back to bein' me
[02:04.83] As I enjoy the peace a
[02:06.85] And comfort of reality
[02:08.40] If my boy ever asks me
[02:10.91] What it is that I have learned
[02:13.04] I think that
[02:15.10] I will readily affirm
[02:16.34] "Son, it's faster horses
[02:17.42] Younger women
[02:21.37] Older whiskey
[02:23.91] More money"
[02:26.03] Faster horses
[02:27.82] Younger women
[02:29.53] Older whiskey
[02:31.51] More money
[02:34.64] Faster horses
[02:35.88] Younger women
[02:37.50] Older whiskey
[02:39.78] More money
[02:42.98] It's faster horses
[02:44.35] Younger women
[02:45.84] Older whiskey
[02:47.79] More money
[02:50.64]
[00:11.05] Don't you understand
[00:12.97] His eyes were sharp as razor blades
[00:15.52] His face was leather tanned
[00:17.31] His toes were pointed inward
[00:19.11] From a hangin' on a horse
[00:20.84] He was an old
[00:22.66] Philosopher of course
[00:24.72] He was so thin I swear
[00:26.92] You could have used him for a whip
[00:29.23] He had to drink a beer
[00:31.21] To keep his breeches on his hips
[00:33.67] I knew I had to ask him
[00:35.32] About the mysteries of life
[00:37.53] He spat between his boots
[00:39.53] And he replied
[00:41.18] "It's faster horses
[00:43.55] Younger women
[00:45.69] Older whiskey
[00:47.74] More money"
[00:51.79] He smiled and all his teeth
[00:58.57] Were covered with tobacco stains
[01:00.68] He said, "It don't do men no good
[01:02.58] To pray for peace and rain"
[01:04.50] "Peace and rain is just
[01:06.73] A way to say prosperity
[01:08.27] And buffalo chips is all
[01:10.66] That means to me"
[01:12.46] I told him I was a poet
[01:14.91] I was lookin' for the truth
[01:17.44] I do not care for horses
[01:18.72] Whiskey women or the loot
[01:20.47] I said I was a writer
[01:22.91] My soul was all on fire
[01:24.95] He looked at me
[01:26.98] And he said you are a liar
[01:28.63] "Son, it's faster horses
[01:30.19] Younger women
[01:33.35] Older whiskey
[01:35.46] More money"
[01:40.41] Well, I was disillusioned
[01:46.38] If I say the least
[01:48.47] I grabbed him by the collar
[01:50.09] And I jerked him to his feet
[01:52.91] There was somethin' cold
[01:54.50] And shiny laying by my head
[01:55.92] So I started to believe
[01:58.09] The things he said
[01:59.76] Well, my poet days're over
[02:02.72] And I'm back to bein' me
[02:04.83] As I enjoy the peace a
[02:06.85] And comfort of reality
[02:08.40] If my boy ever asks me
[02:10.91] What it is that I have learned
[02:13.04] I think that
[02:15.10] I will readily affirm
[02:16.34] "Son, it's faster horses
[02:17.42] Younger women
[02:21.37] Older whiskey
[02:23.91] More money"
[02:26.03] Faster horses
[02:27.82] Younger women
[02:29.53] Older whiskey
[02:31.51] More money
[02:34.64] Faster horses
[02:35.88] Younger women
[02:37.50] Older whiskey
[02:39.78] More money
[02:42.98] It's faster horses
[02:44.35] Younger women
[02:45.84] Older whiskey
[02:47.79] More money
[02:50.64]