Neon Lies & Cowboy Heartbreak

He rode into town with dust on his boots,

A worn-out hat and a heart full of truth,

She had a smile like a neon sign,

Said, “Cowboy, you could be mine.”

She wore high heels, he wore old jeans,

She talked about forever like it was a dream,

He traded his trust for a city girl’s kiss,

Never thought heartbreak could feel like this.

That city girl broke this cowboy’s heart,

Left him standing in the dark,

She loved the bright lights more than she loved him,

And he should’ve known right from the beginning.

The city ain’t what she claimed it to be,

It took her away and left nothing for me,

Now he’s riding home underneath the stars,

With a six-string, a bottle, and a broken heart.

She said, “I ain’t like the girls downtown,”

But every night she was out running around,

He’d wait by the phone till the sun came up,

While she was chasing another neon rush.

He finally learned what everybody knew,

That city life had a different kind of truth,

She wasn’t looking for a cowboy to keep,

She was looking for another heart to cheat.

That city girl broke this cowboy’s heart,

Left him standing in the dark,

She loved the bright lights more than she loved him,

And he should’ve known right from the beginning.

The city ain’t what she claimed it to be,

It took her away and left nothing for me,

Now he’s riding home underneath the stars,

With a six-string, a bottle, and a broken heart.

He ain’t gonna curse her, he ain’t gonna chase,

Just gonna leave that whole damn place,

Back where the creek runs cold and the skies stay blue,

Where a man’s word still means something true.

That city girl broke this cowboy’s heart,

But she ain’t gonna tear his whole world apart,

Let the city keep her and its neon lies,

He’s got open roads and wide-open skies.

She can keep her high heels and downtown dreams,

He’ll find a woman who knows what love means,

That cowboy’s wounded, but he’ll make a new start,

A little less trustin’—but a whole lot more smart.