[Verse 1]
Dust on my boots
Straw hat, crooked on my head
You walked in, gold on your shoes
Red silk trailing every step
Coffee on your breath
Crown in your carry-on bag
You said your name like a prayer
I just nodded, tipped my hat
[Pre-Chorus]
You said, "Ciao, cowboy"
I froze right there
Mama would faint
If she saw this affair
I'm just a stray
You shine like the sun
How did a mutt like me
End up the lucky one? (oh-oh)
[Chorus]
Mutt cowboy, Italian empress
How did our worlds collide like this?
You got palaces, I got fences
Still your hand fits right in my fist
From the marble halls
To the old dance hall
You spin me ‘round like we make the rules
Mutt cowboy, Italian empress
Somehow I ride or die with you
[Verse 2]
You talk about Rome
I talk about rodeos at night
You sip your wine slow
I’m chuggin’ cola on the side
You study constellations
I count headlights on the road
But when you laugh at my bad jokes
Feels like I struck oil and gold
[Pre-Chorus]
You said, "Stay, cowboy"
I dropped my plans
Canceled the drive
Just to hold your hand
I’m patchwork heart
You’re royal blood
But in that dusty sunset
We were the same in love (hey)
[Chorus]
Mutt cowboy, Italian empress
How did our worlds collide like this?
You got palaces, I got fences
Still your hand fits right in my fist
From the marble halls
To the old dance hall
You spin me ‘round like we make the rules
Mutt cowboy, Italian empress
Somehow I ride or die with you
[Bridge]
[low vocal register] Mixed-up bloodline
Patchwork soul
You kiss my scars
Call them gold
[whispered vocals] "Sei perfetto"
In my ear
Suddenly every border
Disappears
[crescendo]
From Tuscan skies
To prairie blue
Wherever we ride
I’ll follow you (woah)
[Chorus]