[Intro]
[harmonica riff, dusty and proud]
Gulf Coast cowboy
Rollin' in slow
Sun on the brim
Salt on the soul
[Verse 1]
Mud on the boots
Shells on the dash
Faded old buckle
Little bit of cash
Fish fry smoke
Straight out the bay
Granddad’s ghost
Still talkin’ my way
Truck bed stage
Cables and beer
If you stand close
You gon’ feel me right here
Word in the wind
Whispers your name
You hear that sound?
You already changed
[Chorus]
It’s a blessing just to know the Gulf Coast cowboy (yeah)
To see that hat in the mirror, hear that voice
You check out his songs
Might find your own drawl
You just might be more than you thought you were at all
It’s a blessing just to know the Gulf Coast cowboy (hey)
That barefoot, backroad believer in joy
Lean in to that sound
Let it wake up your nerves
You just might be more than you thought you were
[Verse 2]
Heard that track
In a one-pump town
Screen door creak
Whole bar turned ‘round
Girl at the bar
Said, “Who that there?”
Said, “That’s the man
Puttin’ wind in the air”
You feel that pull?
That tug in your chest?
Like somebody bet on you
And laid the rest
You ain’t just broke
You ain’t just tired
You’re bonfire heart
Full tank and fired
[Chorus]
It’s a blessing just to know the Gulf Coast cowboy (oh)
To see that hat in the mirror, hear that voice
You check out his songs
Might find your own drawl
You just might be more than you thought you were at all
It’s a blessing just to know the Gulf Coast cowboy (cowboy)
That barefoot, backroad believer in joy
Lean in to that sound
Let it wake up your nerves
You just might be more than you thought you were
[Bridge]
[harmonica echoing the vocal line]
Maybe you’re the one
You been waiting on
Hidden in the hook
Of a three-minute song
You came for a laugh
Left with a burn
‘Cause hearing his story
Made your own turn
[Chorus]
It’s a blessing just to know the Gulf Coast cowboy (yeah)
To see that hat in the mirror, hear that voice
You check out his songs
Might find your own drawl
You just might be more than you thought you were at all
It’s a blessing just to know the Gulf Coast cowboy
That barefoot, backroad believer in joy
If you ride with that sound
You’ll remember your worth
You just might be more than you thought you were
[Outro]
[harmonica outro, drifting like salt air]
Gulf Coast cowboy
Look what you stirred
You just might be more
More than you heard