"Cowboys do cry"- by Jim McPeak

# Song Title: Cowboys Do Cry

# Style: Modern Country Ballad

# Tempo: 92 BPM (Driving 4/4 Rhythm)

Modern country ballad, driving acoustic guitar, energetic male baritone vocal, punchy drums, clean pedal steel, 92 bpm, crisp modern production, no choir, no claps

Dragging slow tempo, traditional drawn-out twang, church choir, hand claps, finger snaps, vocal crying, sob effects, heavy metal guitars

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(Driving 92 BPM modern acoustic rhythm with polished pedal steel and punchy kick-snare groove)

Boots are worn, and my saddle’s getting old

Still carrying all the stories I’ve never told

I used to pull my hat down low to hide the pain

Pretending I was tougher than the wind and rain

Thought I had to shoulder all these heavy loads

All by myself down this endless road.

'Cause everybody says that cowboys don't cry

That we just ride away underneath a quiet sky

They think we’re made of leather, steel, and stone

Like we never bleed, like we never feel alone

But out here in the dark, where the shadow hits the wall

Yeah, even the toughest cowboy's bound to fall

Turns out cowboys do cry after all...

Yeah, cowboys do cry.

Campfire crackles, but it don't provide any heat

Just an echo of your memory out on this dead end street

I drove a million miles just trying to play the part

While hiding every crack inside this broken heart

I guess I was too proud to let those teardrops fall

Turns out it looks like cowboys do cry after all.

'Cause everybody says that cowboys don't cry

That we just ride away underneath a quiet sky

They think we’re made of leather, steel, and stone

Like we never bleed, like we never feel alone

But out here in the dark, where the shadow hits the wall

Yeah, even the toughest cowboy's bound to fall

Turns out cowboys do cry after all...

Yeah, cowboys do cry.

There ain't no shame in letting the waters flow

When the weight of the world gets too heavy for the soul

It don't make you lesser, it don't make you weak

It’s just the only truth a lonely heart can speak.

(Instrumental: Crisp, modern pedal steel solo driving over a tight drum groove and punchy acoustic strumming)

They used to say that cowboys don't cry

That we just rode away underneath a quiet sky

They think we’re made of leather, steel, and stone

Like we never bleed, like we never feel alone

But out here in the dark, where the shadow hits the wall

Yeah, even the toughest cowboy's bound to fall

Turns out cowboys do cry after all...

Yeah, cowboys do cry.

Ain't no leather strong enough to hide this pain.

Turns out cowboys do cry...

(Fade out with driving acoustic guitar, crisp drums, and clean pedal steel)