Cowboy Logic - Michael Martin Murphey

There's a great American hero, we all look up to

When the times are hard and the chips are down

He knows just what to do

Now a cowboy's got a set of rules that he lives by day to day

If you ask for his advice, he'll more than likely say

If it's a fence, mend it, if it's a dollar bill, spend it

Before if burns a hole down in them jeans

It it's a load, truck it, if it's a punch, duck it

If she's a lady, treat her like a queen

That's cowboy logic, every cowboy's got it

It's in the way he lives his life and the songs he sings

That's cowboy logic, every cowboy's got it

He's got a simple solution to just about anything

If it's a job, do it, put your back in to it.

'Cause a little bit of dirt's gonna wash off in the rain

If it's a horse, ride it, if it hurts, hide it

Dust yourself off and get back on again

That's cowboy logic, every cowboy's got it

It's in the way he lives his life and the songs he sings

That's cowboy logic, every cowboy's got it

He's got a simple solution to just about anything

An old cowboy and a young buckaroo were workin', ridin' fence

The old hand was testin' the kid on his skill and common sense

He said, "Son, if you seen three men in a pick-up truck

Dressed alike from boot to hat

Could you tell which one was the real cowboy just from where he sat?"

The kid scratched his head awhile and then he said

"Well, there ain't no way to know"

The old hand grinned and then he said

"Kid, you've still got a ways to go

The real cowboy's the one in the middle

He ain't there just by fate

'Cause first he don't have to drive

And then he don't have to mess with the gate"

That's cowboy logic, every cowboy's got it

It's in the way he lives his life and the songs he sings

That's cowboy logic, every cowboy's got it

He's got a simple solution to just about anything

He's got a simple solution to just about anything