歌手:Chase Rice
专辑:《Lambs & Lions (Worldwide Deluxe)》

作词 : Jake Brooks
作曲 : Jake Brooks

Well there's always been groups of people that never could see eye to eye
And I always thought if they ever had a chance to sit down and talk face to face
They might realize they got a lot in common

Well I was sittin' in a coffee shop
Just havin' a cup to pass the time
Swappin' rodeo stories with this old cowboy friend of mine
When some motorcycle riders started snickerin' in the back
Started pokin' fun at my friend's hat
One ol' boy said "Hey Tex where'd you park your horse?"
My friend just pulled his hat down low but they couldn't be ignored
One husky fella said "I think I'll rip that hat right off your head."
That's when my friend turned around and this is what he said

"You'll ride a black tornado 'cross the western sky
Rope an old Blue Northern and milk it till it's dry
Bulldog the Mississippi, pin its ears down flat
Long before you take this cowboy's hat

"Now partner,this old hat is better left alone
You see it used to be my daddy's
But last year he passed on
My nephew skinned the rattler that makes up this ol' hatband
And back in '69 he died in Vietnam
Now the eagle feather was given to me by an Indian friend of mine
But somebody ran him down somewhere around that Arizona line
And a real special lady gave me this hat pin
But I don't know if I'll ever see her again

"You'll ride a black tornado 'cross the western sky
Rope an ol Blue Norther and milk it till it's dry
Bull dawg the Mississippi, pin its ears down flat
Long before you take this cowboy's hat

"Now,if that old leather jaket means to you what this hat means to me
Well,I guess we understand each other and we'll just let it be
But if you still think it's funny, you've got my back up against the wall
And if you touch my hat,you're gonna have to fight us all"
Well right then I caught a little sadness in that gang leader's eyes
And he turned back to the others and they all just kinda shuffled on outside
But when my friend turned back towards me
I noticed his ol' hat brim
Well it was turned up in a big ol' Texas grin

"You'll ride a black tornado 'cross the western sky
Rope an ol Blue Norther and milk it till it's dry
Bull dawg the Mississippi, pin its ears down flat
Long before you take this cowboy's hat"