Paula Cole

Where Have All The Cowboys Gone
oh you get me ready in your 56 chevy
why don't we go sit down in the shade
take shelter on my front porch
he dandy lion sun scorching,
like a glass of cold lemonade
i will do laundry if you pay all the bills

CHORUS:

where is my john wayne
where is my prairie song
where is my happy ending
where have all the cowboys gone

why don't you stay the evening
kick back and watch the TV
and I'll fix a little something to eat
oh I know your back hurts from working on the tractor
how do you take your coffee my sweet
i will raise the children if you pay all the bills

chorus

i am wearing my new dress tonight
but you don't, but you don't even notice me
say our goodbyes (3 times)

we finally sell the chevy
when we had another baby
and you took the job in tennessee
you made friends at the farm
and you joined them at the bar
almost every single day of the week

chorus

i will wash the dishes while you go have a beer
where is my marlboro man
where is his shiny gun
where is my lonely ranger
where have all the cowboys gone
yippee aw, yippee yea (3 times)

Them thats got shall get
Them thats not shall lose
So the Bible said and it still is news
Mama may have, papa may have
But God bless the child thats got his own
Thats got his own

Yes, the strong gets more
While the weak ones fade
Empty pockets dont ever make the grade
Mama may have, papa may have
But God bless the child thats got his own
Thats got his own

Money, youve got lots of friends
Crowding round the door
When youre gone, spending ends
They dont come no more
Rich relations give
Crust of bread and such
You can help yourself
But dont take too much
Mama may have, papa may have
But God bless the child thats got his own
Thats got his own

Mama may have, papa may have
But God bless the child thats got his own
Thats got his own
He just worry bout nothin
Cause hes got his own

Where Have All The Cowboys Gone
oh you get me ready in your 56 chevy
why don't we go sit down in the shade
take shelter on my front porch
he dandy lion sun scorching,
like a glass of cold lemonade
i will do laundry if you pay all the bills

CHORUS:

where is my john wayne
where is my prairie song
where is my happy ending
where have all the cowboys gone

why don't you stay the evening
kick back and watch the TV
and I'll fix a little something to eat
oh I know your back hurts from working on the tractor
how do you take your coffee my sweet
i will raise the children if you pay all the bills

chorus

i am wearing my new dress tonight
but you don't, but you don't even notice me
say our goodbyes (3 times)

we finally sell the chevy
when we had another baby
and you took the job in tennessee
you made friends at the farm
and you joined them at the bar
almost every single day of the week

chorus

i will wash the dishes while you go have a beer
where is my marlboro man
where is his shiny gun
where is my lonely ranger
where have all the cowboys gone
yippee aw, yippee yea (3 times)

Where Have All The Cowboys Gone
oh you get me ready in your 56 chevy
why don't we go sit down in the shade
take shelter on my front porch
he dandy lion sun scorching,
like a glass of cold lemonade
i will do laundry if you pay all the bills

CHORUS:

where is my john wayne
where is my prairie song
where is my happy ending
where have all the cowboys gone

why don't you stay the evening
kick back and watch the TV
and I'll fix a little something to eat
oh I know your back hurts from working on the tractor
how do you take your coffee my sweet
i will raise the children if you pay all the bills

chorus

i am wearing my new dress tonight
but you don't, but you don't even notice me
say our goodbyes (3 times)

we finally sell the chevy
when we had another baby
and you took the job in tennessee
you made friends at the farm
and you joined them at the bar
almost every single day of the week

chorus

i will wash the dishes while you go have a beer
where is my marlboro man
where is his shiny gun
where is my lonely ranger
where have all the cowboys gone
yippee aw, yippee yea (3 times)

Where Have All The Cowboys Gone
oh you get me ready in your 56 chevy
why don't we go sit down in the shade
take shelter on my front porch
he dandy lion sun scorching,
like a glass of cold lemonade
i will do laundry if you pay all the bills

CHORUS:

where is my john wayne
where is my prairie song
where is my happy ending
where have all the cowboys gone

why don't you stay the evening
kick back and watch the TV
and I'll fix a little something to eat
oh I know your back hurts from working on the tractor
how do you take your coffee my sweet
i will raise the children if you pay all the bills

chorus

i am wearing my new dress tonight
but you don't, but you don't even notice me
say our goodbyes (3 times)

we finally sell the chevy
when we had another baby
and you took the job in tennessee
you made friends at the farm
and you joined them at the bar
almost every single day of the week

chorus

i will wash the dishes while you go have a beer
where is my marlboro man
where is his shiny gun
where is my lonely ranger
where have all the cowboys gone
yippee aw, yippee yea (3 times)

Where Have All The Cowboys Gone
oh you get me ready in your 56 chevy
why don't we go sit down in the shade
take shelter on my front porch
he dandy lion sun scorching,
like a glass of cold lemonade
i will do laundry if you pay all the bills

CHORUS:

where is my john wayne
where is my prairie song
where is my happy ending
where have all the cowboys gone

why don't you stay the evening
kick back and watch the TV
and I'll fix a little something to eat
oh I know your back hurts from working on the tractor
how do you take your coffee my sweet
i will raise the children if you pay all the bills

chorus

i am wearing my new dress tonight
but you don't, but you don't even notice me
say our goodbyes (3 times)

we finally sell the chevy
when we had another baby
and you took the job in tennessee
you made friends at the farm
and you joined them at the bar
almost every single day of the week

chorus

i will wash the dishes while you go have a beer
where is my marlboro man
where is his shiny gun
where is my lonely ranger
where have all the cowboys gone
yippee aw, yippee yea (3 times)

Where Have All The Cowboys Gone
oh you get me ready in your 56 chevy
why don't we go sit down in the shade
take shelter on my front porch
he dandy lion sun scorching,
like a glass of cold lemonade
i will do laundry if you pay all the bills

CHORUS:

where is my john wayne
where is my prairie song
where is my happy ending
where have all the cowboys gone

why don't you stay the evening
kick back and watch the TV
and I'll fix a little something to eat
oh I know your back hurts from working on the tractor
how do you take your coffee my sweet
i will raise the children if you pay all the bills

chorus

i am wearing my new dress tonight
but you don't, but you don't even notice me
say our goodbyes (3 times)

we finally sell the chevy
when we had another baby
and you took the job in tennessee
you made friends at the farm
and you joined them at the bar
almost every single day of the week

chorus

i will wash the dishes while you go have a beer
where is my marlboro man
where is his shiny gun
where is my lonely ranger
where have all the cowboys gone
yippee aw, yippee yea (3 times)

Where Have All The Cowboys Gone
oh you get me ready in your 56 chevy
why don't we go sit down in the shade
take shelter on my front porch
he dandy lion sun scorching,
like a glass of cold lemonade
i will do laundry if you pay all the bills

CHORUS:

where is my john wayne
where is my prairie song
where is my happy ending
where have all the cowboys gone

why don't you stay the evening
kick back and watch the TV
and I'll fix a little something to eat
oh I know your back hurts from working on the tractor
how do you take your coffee my sweet
i will raise the children if you pay all the bills

chorus

i am wearing my new dress tonight
but you don't, but you don't even notice me
say our goodbyes (3 times)

we finally sell the chevy
when we had another baby
and you took the job in tennessee
you made friends at the farm
and you joined them at the bar
almost every single day of the week

chorus

i will wash the dishes while you go have a beer
where is my marlboro man
where is his shiny gun
where is my lonely ranger
where have all the cowboys gone
yippee aw, yippee yea (3 times)

So open up your morning light,
And say a little prayer for I.
you know that if we are to stay alive.
Then see the peace in every eye.
She had two babies. One was six months,
one was three
In the war of '44.
Every telephone ring, every heartbeat stinging
When she thought it was God calling her.
Oh would her son grow to know his father?
I don't want to to wait for our lives to be over,
I want to know right now what will it be.
I don't want to wait for our lives to be over,
Will it be yes or will it be sorry?

He showed up all wet on the rainy front step.
Wearing shrapnel in his skin.
And the war he saw lives inside him still,
It's so hard to be gentle and warm.
The years pass by and now he has granddaughters
I don't want to wait for our lives to be over,
I want to know right now what will it be.
I don't want to wait for our lives to be over,
Will it be yes or will it be
So breathe a little more deeply my love
All we have is this very moment
And I don't want to do what his father,
and his father, and his father did,
I want to be here now.
So open up your morning light,
And say a little prayer for I
You know that if we are to stay alive,
Then see the love in every eye.
I don't want to wait for our lives to be over,
I want to know right now what will it be.
I don't want to wait for our lives to be over,
Will it be yes or will it be sorry?
So open up your morning light,
And say a little prayer for I
You know that if we are to stay alive,
Then see the love in every eye.

Where Have All The Cowboys Gone
oh you get me ready in your 56 chevy
why don't we go sit down in the shade
take shelter on my front porch
he dandy lion sun scorching,
like a glass of cold lemonade
i will do laundry if you pay all the bills

CHORUS:

where is my john wayne
where is my prairie song
where is my happy ending
where have all the cowboys gone

why don't you stay the evening
kick back and watch the TV
and I'll fix a little something to eat
oh I know your back hurts from working on the tractor
how do you take your coffee my sweet
i will raise the children if you pay all the bills

chorus

i am wearing my new dress tonight
but you don't, but you don't even notice me
say our goodbyes (3 times)

we finally sell the chevy
when we had another baby
and you took the job in tennessee
you made friends at the farm
and you joined them at the bar
almost every single day of the week

chorus

i will wash the dishes while you go have a beer
where is my marlboro man
where is his shiny gun
where is my lonely ranger
where have all the cowboys gone
yippee aw, yippee yea (3 times)

Where Have All The Cowboys Gone
oh you get me ready in your 56 chevy
why don't we go sit down in the shade
take shelter on my front porch
he dandy lion sun scorching,
like a glass of cold lemonade
i will do laundry if you pay all the bills

CHORUS:

where is my john wayne
where is my prairie song
where is my happy ending
where have all the cowboys gone

why don't you stay the evening
kick back and watch the TV
and I'll fix a little something to eat
oh I know your back hurts from working on the tractor
how do you take your coffee my sweet
i will raise the children if you pay all the bills

chorus

i am wearing my new dress tonight
but you don't, but you don't even notice me
say our goodbyes (3 times)

we finally sell the chevy
when we had another baby
and you took the job in tennessee
you made friends at the farm
and you joined them at the bar
almost every single day of the week

chorus

i will wash the dishes while you go have a beer
where is my marlboro man
where is his shiny gun
where is my lonely ranger
where have all the cowboys gone
yippee aw, yippee yea (3 times)

Where Have All The Cowboys Gone
oh you get me ready in your 56 chevy
why don't we go sit down in the shade
take shelter on my front porch
he dandy lion sun scorching,
like a glass of cold lemonade
i will do laundry if you pay all the bills

CHORUS:

where is my john wayne
where is my prairie song
where is my happy ending
where have all the cowboys gone

why don't you stay the evening
kick back and watch the TV
and I'll fix a little something to eat
oh I know your back hurts from working on the tractor
how do you take your coffee my sweet
i will raise the children if you pay all the bills

chorus

i am wearing my new dress tonight
but you don't, but you don't even notice me
say our goodbyes (3 times)

we finally sell the chevy
when we had another baby
and you took the job in tennessee
you made friends at the farm
and you joined them at the bar
almost every single day of the week

chorus

i will wash the dishes while you go have a beer
where is my marlboro man
where is his shiny gun
where is my lonely ranger
where have all the cowboys gone
yippee aw, yippee yea (3 times)

so call me a bitch in heat and
i'll call you a liar
and we'll throw stones until we're dead

there you go again you cut me off from talking
you bask in the glory
the center of the circle
all the friends think you're a comedian
so kind and generous
but i am suffering
away from here
i wanna be
away from here
away from here
away from every little thing
every little thing
i used to love your every little, every little thing
now you call me a bitch in heat and
i call you a liar
and we'll throw stones until we're dead

you're the puppeteer and i'm the puppet
you manipulate me with guilt-ridden catholic shit
everytime i try to talk it through
you turn it around and make us out to be
david and goliath
away from here
i wanna be
away from here
away from here
away from every little thing
every little thing
i used to love your every little every little thing
now you call me a bitch in heat and
i'll call you a liar
and we'll throw stones until we're dead

your arms beneath me
your lying inside me
i used to love your every little every little thing
your eyes blue stars
your hand in my purse
and now i hate your every little everything all day
oh mama
i didn't know life was this hard
oh mama
my innocence has been tarred
my inner vision dulled & darkened
I gave myself away to you
I felt my sorrow humble me
and throw my crown upon the ground
it's you i hope for
and us i pray for
and me that i believed was wrong
but now my anger is my best friend
be careful i may bite your head off

liar
so call me a bitch in heat and
i'll you a liar
and we'll throw stones until we're dead
so call me a bitch in heat and
i'll you a mother fucker
and we'll throw stones until we're dead

So open up your morning light.
And say a little prayer for I.
You know that if we are to stay alive.
Then see the peace in every eye.

She had two babies.
One was six months,one was three.
In the war of '44.
Every telephone ring.
Every hearbeat stinging.
When she thought it was God calling her.
Oh would her son grow to know his father?

***
I don't want to wait for our lives to be over.
I want to know right now what will it be.
I don't want to wait for our lives to be over.
Will it be yes or will it be sorry?

He showed up all wet on the rainy front step.
Wearing shrapnel in his skin.
And the war he saw lives inside him still,
It too hard to be gentle and warm
The years pass by and now he has grandaughters

***

You look at me from across the room.
You're wearing your anguish again.
believe me I know the feeling.
It sucks you into the jaws of anger.
So breathe a little more deeply my love.
All we have is this very moment
And I don't want to do what his father
And his father, and his father did.
I want to be here now.

So open up your morning light.
And say a little prayer for I.
You know that if we are to stay alive.
Then see the peace in every eye.

***(2x)

So open up your morning light.
And say a little prayer for I.
You know that if we are to stay alive.
Then see the love in every eye.

Long white arms
Losing their strength and form
Sixty year man on twenty year old skin
Skeleton, your eyes have lost their warmth
Look to your father for some support

*Hush hush hush

Says your daddy's touch
Sleep sleep sleep
Says the hundredth sheep
Peace peace peace
May you go in peace

Cruel joke you waited so long to show
The one that you wanted wasn't a girl
All your life you kept it hidden inside
Now when you step
You stumble
You die

*Repeat

Oh maybe next time
You'll be Henry the 8th
Wake up tomorrow, alexander the great
Open your eyes in a new life again
Oh maybe next time
You'll be given a chance

Hush hush hush
Hush

You make me feel like a sticky pistil
Leaning into her stamen.
You make me feel like Mr. Sunshine himself.
You make me feel like splendor in the grass where we're rolling
Damn skippy baby
you make me feel like the Amazon's running between my thighs.

You make me feel love

You make me feel like a candy apple all red and horny
You make me feel like I want to be dumb blonde
In a centerfold, the girl next door.
And I would open the door and I'd be all wet
With my tits soaking through this tiny little t-shirt
That I'm wearing and you would open the door
And tie me up to the bed.

You make me feel love

Lover I don't know who I am.
Am I Barry White - am I Isis?
Lover I'm laced with your unconscious,
I will be your Desdemona

I am not the person who is singing
I am the silent one inside
I am not the one who laughs at
people's jokes I just pacify their egos
I am not my house, my car, my songs
They are only just stops along my way
I am like the winter
I'm a dark cold female
With a golden ring of wisdom in my cave

*And it is me who is my enemy
Me who beats me up
Me who makes the monsters
Me who strips my confidence

I am carrying my voice
I am carrying my heart
I am carrying my rhythmn
I am carrying my prayers
But you can't kill my spirit
It's soaring and it's strong
Like a mountain
I'll go on and on
But when my wings are folded
The brightly colored moth
Blends into the dirt into the ground

*Repeat

And it's me who's too weak
And it's me who's too shy
To ask for the thing i love
And it's me who's too weak
And it's me who's too shy
To ask for the thing i love
That I love

I am walking on the bridge
I am over the water
And I'm scared as hell
But I know there's something better
Yes I know there's something
Yes I know, i know, yes i know

That I love
But it's me
And it's me
But it's me

So open up your morning light,
And say a little prayer for I.
you know that if we are to stay alive.
Then see the peace in every eye.
She had two babies. One was six months,
one was three
In the war of '44.
Every telephone ring, every heartbeat stinging
When she thought it was God calling her.
Oh would her son grow to know his father?
I don't want to to wait for our lives to be over,
I want to know right now what will it be.
I don't want to wait for our lives to be over,
Will it be yes or will it be sorry?

He showed up all wet on the rainy front step.
Wearing shrapnel in his skin.
And the war he saw lives inside him still,
It's so hard to be gentle and warm.
The years pass by and now he has granddaughters
I don't want to wait for our lives to be over,
I want to know right now what will it be.
I don't want to wait for our lives to be over,
Will it be yes or will it be
So breathe a little more deeply my love
All we have is this very moment
And I don't want to do what his father,
and his father, and his father did,
I want to be here now.
So open up your morning light,
And say a little prayer for I
You know that if we are to stay alive,
Then see the love in every eye.
I don't want to wait for our lives to be over,
I want to know right now what will it be.
I don't want to wait for our lives to be over,
Will it be yes or will it be sorry?
So open up your morning light,
And say a little prayer for I
You know that if we are to stay alive,
Then see the love in every eye.