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Where Have All the Cowboys Gone? Lyrics
by Paula Cole
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Where Have All the Cowboys Gone? Lyrics
One, two, three, four!
Oh, you get me ready in your '56 Chevy
Why don't we go sit down in the shade?
Take shelter on my front porch
The dandelion sun scorching
Like a glass of cold lemonade
I will do the laundry
If you pay all the bills
Where is my John Wayne?
Where is my prairie song?
Where is my happy ending?
Where have all the cowboys gone?
Why don't you stay the evening?
Kick back and watch the T.V. and I'll
Fix a little something to eat
Ohh I know your back hurts from working on the tractor!
How do you take your coffee my sweet?
I will raise the children
If you pay all the bills
Where is my John Wayne?
Where is my prairie song?
Where is my happy ending?
Where have all the cowboys gone?
I am wearing my new dress tonight
But you don't, but you don't even notice me!
Say our goodbyes!
Say our goodbyes!
Say our goodbyes!
We finally sell the Chevy
When we had another baby
And you took that job in Tennessee
You made friends at the farm
And you join them at the bar
Almost every single day of the week
I will wash the dishes
While you go have a beer
Where is my John Wayne?
Where is my prairie song?
Where is my happy ending?
Where have all the cowboys gone?
Where is my Marlboro Man?
Where is his shiny gun?
Where is my lonely ranger?
Where have all the cowboys gone?
Where have all the cowboys gone?
Where have all the cowboys gone?
Meaning of Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?
“Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?” is a poignant lament about lost love and fading dreams, wrapped in the nostalgic imagery of Americana. Paula Cole’s voice captures a woman’s growing disillusionment as her hardworking husband, embodying the romanticized cowboy archetype, drifts away from their shared life. The repeated questions – “Where is my John Wayne? Where have all the cowboys gone?” – express a yearning for simpler times and a vanished connection, symbolized by the abandoned Chevy and the absence of his presence. She’s left with domestic duties and a feeling of invisibility as he embraces a new, less demanding existence at a farm, fueled by beer and companionship. The song evokes sadness, frustration, and a sense of being forgotten, ultimately questioning where happiness and fulfillment truly reside when love’s foundation crumbles.
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