(You Ain't A Cowboy) If You Ain't Been Bucked Off

(album: Cabin Fever - 2012)

I was minding my business and holding the fort
And I still remember how you sallied forth
And my mind, it was busy, warning my heart
But, hell, you ain't a cowboy if you ain't been bucked off

The story's familiar, the oldest tale in the west
I fell into love then the bird left the nest
Well, I guess that there's reasons we let our hard hearts go soft
And you ain't a cowboy if you ain't been bucked off

There's all kinds of horses will leave you grabbing the breeze
Busted up and broken up with scars you can't see
But if you ain't been bucked off and been throwed a few times
It don't count for nothing when you make that last ride

Well, the years have passed quickly and ain't nothin's the same
Only I don't feel different and you've hardly changed
Well, I guess what I'm saying is I'll give one last nod
'Cause you ain't a cowboy if you ain't been bucked off