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Cowboy Like Me Lyrics
[Verse 1]
And the tennis court was covered up
With some tent-like thing
And you asked me to dance
But I said, "Dancin' is a dangerous game"
[Verse 2]
Oh, I thought
This is gonna be one of those things
Now I know
I'm never gonna love again
[Chorus]
I've got some tricks up my sleeve
Takes one to know one
You're a cowboy like me
[Verse 3]
Never wanted love
Just a fancy car
Now I'm waiting by the phone
Like I'm sitting in an airport bar
[Chorus]
You had some tricks up your sleeve
Takes one to know one
You're a cowboy like me
[Post-Chorus 1]
Perched in the dark
Telling all the rich folks anything they wanna hear
Like it could be love
I could be the way forward
Only if they pay for it
You're a bandit like me
[Post-Chorus 2]
Eyes full of stars
Hustling for the good life
Never thought I'd meet you here
It could be love
We could be the way forward
And I know I'll pay for it
[Chorus]
You're a cowboy like me
[Post-Chorus 1]
Perched in the dark
Telling all the rich folks anything they wanna hear
Like it could be love
I could be the way forward
Only if they pay for it
You're a bandit like me
[Post-Chorus 2]
Eyes full of stars
Hustling for the good life
Never thought I'd meet you here
It could be love
We could be the way forward
And I know I'll pay for it
[Bridge]
And the skeletons in both our closets
Plotted hard to fuck this up
And the old men that I've swindled
Really did believe I was the one
And the ladies lunching have their stories about
When you passed through town
But that was all before I locked it down
[Verse 4]
Now you hang from my lips
Like the Gardens of Babylon
With your boots beneath my bed
Forever is the sweetest con
[Chorus]
I've had some tricks up my sleeve
Takes one to know one
You're a cowboy like me
[Outro]
And I'm never gonna love again
I'm never gonna love again
I'm never gonna love again
And the tennis court was covered up
With some tent-like thing
And you asked me to dance
But I said, "Dancin' is a dangerous game"
Oh, I thought
This is gonna be one of those things
Now I know
I'm never gonna love again
I've got some tricks up my sleeve
Takes one to know one
You're a cowboy like me
Never wanted love
Just a fancy car
Now I'm waiting by the phone
Like I'm sitting in an airport bar
You had some tricks up your sleeve
Takes one to know one
You're a cowboy like me
Perched in the dark
Telling all the rich folks anything they wanna hear
Like it could be love
I could be the way forward
Only if they pay for it
You're a bandit like me
Eyes full of stars
Hustling for the good life
Never thought I'd meet you here
It could be love
We could be the way forward
And I know I'll pay for it
You're a cowboy like me
Perched in the dark
Telling all the rich folks anything they wanna hear
Like it could be love
I could be the way forward
Only if they pay for it
You're a bandit like me
Eyes full of stars
Hustling for the good life
Never thought I'd meet you here
It could be love
We could be the way forward
And I know I'll pay for it
And the skeletons in both our closets
Plotted hard to fuck this up
And the old men that I've swindled
Really did believe I was the one
And the ladies lunching have their stories about
When you passed through town
But that was all before I locked it down
Now you hang from my lips
Like the Gardens of Babylon
With your boots beneath my bed
Forever is the sweetest con
I've had some tricks up my sleeve
Takes one to know one
You're a cowboy like me
And I'm never gonna love again
I'm never gonna love again
I'm never gonna love again
Song Info
Copyright
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/atv Music Publishing Llc
Writer
Aaron Brooking Dessner, Taylor A. Swift
Duration
4:35
Submitted by
mellow_harsher On Dec 11, 2020
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‘cowboy like me’ is the Romeo and Juliet story between two bandits or thieves in the night who are “Telling all the rich folks anything they wanna hear.” What they find “could be love,” but in the end, “the skeletons in both our closets” may catch up with them. However, they choose each other in the future, and “Forever is the sweetest con.” These two cowboys end up together forever and believe they have conned each other into loving one another. This song seems more suited for the big screen than a love story but is a fun ride for the imagination of two hustlers finding love in each other’s arms.
The eleventh track off her latest studio album titled "evermore" was produced by Aaron Dessner, and released on December 11, 2020.
What the artist means She's crooning about being a cowboy in the wild west, she was just asked to a dance, little did her lover know that dancing with her was such a dangerous game. She has a few tricks up her sleeve, it takes one to know one, and luckily he's a cowboy like she is. She's crooning about all the shenanigans she's been up to since she came of age. She's riding the beat like a cowboy on his favorite horse, she's describing all the things that she fell in love with in her cowboy lover. She's letting herself let go, she's up for new adventures, because what would the life of a cowboy be without such adventures. She's loving the intimacy, but that doesn't mean that she doesn't battle with those skeletons in both their closets every now and then.
What the song means to me The song is an ode dedicated to lovers that happen to be in the same profession, which could mean sure disaster, or maybe not. In this case, Taylor is going through every single possible emotion, and it's lovely to see her creating pure magic from such a confusing situation. She's sounding tortured but hopeful, and attracted yet repulsed. The track is a keeper, it's something I could go back to when I'm about to make a tragic mistake, a lot of plaudits for that Ms. Swift. I will give this song a rating of 8/10.