Cowboy In The Sunshine


Song lyrics by Malan Darras 2021




Sunsets

Sometimes I feel good
Sometimes I feel bad
Sometimes I get so lost
Can’t remember how much I have

Somedays the mirror says
It’s time for this game to end
And I profess I will do my best
To right this ship again

The sun sets
The sun rises

I smell the summer breeze
blowin' through the trees
The sun is high and so am I
And I’m feelin' sweet relief

Then I hear the voices call
And the darkness falls
And I go off the rails again
Tryin’ to lose it all

The sun sets
The sun rises
There should be no surprises
When the darkness is gone
A new day will dawn
And you know the sun will be shining

’Til the sun sets



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Rock n’ Roll

There’s a house on a hill
The family's long gone but the memory lives there still
It’s out in Byng, Oklahoma
And tonight it feels so far away from California

We didn’t have no money
But we could have a good time
Ya know we got our dinner
Right off a fishin' line
And I remember daddy
He was a friend of mine

He said the devil is all you need
The devil’s gonna get your soul
Devil’s gonna teach you to play
Rock n Roll

Back in the house on the hill
He said he’ll quit drinkin'
But he probably never will

So we got movin’
Into town
And I’m still sittin’ here
Tryin’ to drink the memory down

We didn’t have no money
But we could have a good time
Ya know we got our dinner
Right off a fishin' line
And I remember daddy
He was a friend of mine

He said the devil is all you need
The devil’s gonna get your soul
Devil’s gonna teach you to play
Rock n Roll


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Carried Away


What would you say
If I told you
I was feelin’ this way
About you

Where would you go
When you packed up all your bags
and ran away
Cause wouldn’t you?

I’ve got a letter written in my mind

But I will never tell you what I’m thinkin'
I would never risk chasin' you away
I will be your friend forever
If you want it I could do it that way

What do you see
When you look across the room
And smile at me
Like you did tonight?

How would it feel
To be holdin’ on to
Somethin’ that is real
I bet it’d feel right

I’ve got a letter written in my mind

But I will never tell you what I’m thinkin'
I would never risk chasin' you away
I would be your friend forever
If you want it I could do it that way

Or we could build castles in the sky
We could get lost in love in one another’s eyes
I could wrap you in my arms
And carry you away


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Now I Can’t Feel


Oh baby let me lay my head
on your pillow
And fall asleep in your bed
for a little while
It’s been a long hard road
I’ve been travelin' on
And it’s getting darker with
every mile

Can we go back to the time we were in love
Cuz your taste on my lips, it is with me still
Once love was real
but now I can’t feel

Oh baby let me play with your hair
as we travel
I know it helps to tame your mind
when it’s wild
Pass through a big black hole
to a distant star
Back to a place you know
in your mind

I’ll take you back to the time we were in love
Cuz your taste on my lips, it is with me still
Once love was real
but now I can’t feel

Let’s turn around
and love like it’s the last time  
Promise me know
don’t never say goodbye
Cuz I’m breakin' down
And your taste on my lips is
with me still

Once love was real
but now I can’t feel


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Truth Is They’re Lyin’


Back in the day when we were young
We put our faith in anyone
We opened the doorway to our soul
They came and they took control

And now their bank accounts are full
Why?

Nobody really knows

They told us how much we had to spend
Said everyone else already pitched in
We asked them why we have to pay
They told us we got to have some faith

And now their bank accounts are full
Why?

Nobody really knows
What makes a soul
Or where it goes upon our dyin'
People here on earth
tryin’ to put it into words
They know the truth is they are lyin’

Cause the halls of kingdom come
They are are free for everyone
You can put your purse away
Cause you can’t buy a ticket through the pearly gates

Why?
Nobody really knows


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Old Dirt Road


Sun will set and moon will rise
Another year is blowin' by
I remember your words
Just before we said goodbye

You said

If you see an old dirt road
Let it lead you home
To a place where people like you belong
But hurry before the light is gone

Not sure what I thought I’d find
Sometimes a man can be so blind
I wonder if it is too late
To stop the tape and press rewind

If you see an old dirt Road
Let it lead you home
To a place where people like you belong
But hurry before the light is gone


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Oklahoma Weather


Yesterday it was 80 degrees
But today it’s snowing
Mother nature is so indecisive
She reminds me of me

One day I watch all the leaves bud
The next I see the snow come and kill it all
It might seem cruel at first glance
But possibly, the leaves decided to take their chances

And life changes
Like Oklahoma weather
And I see the sun is shining
My heart changes
Like Oklahoma weather
And I see her on my horizon


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The Hill


Good morning from the hill
Where the sun is shinin’ down
Where the ravens and the hawks circle the ground
Where baby birds are born
And the lizards try to stay warm
And hardly anybody comes around

Some people say
what a lonely place to be
But it’s heaven on earth to me

You can hear the whisperin’ wind
singin' her song again
And the city lights they look so far away
A mourning dove stops by
we can’t talk but we both try
I swear he’s understandin’ what I’m sayin'

Some people say what a lonely place to be
But it’s heaven on earth to me

Good evening from the hills
Where the moon is rising still
Coyotes and the owls come out to play
Lift up your evenin' drink
And take some time to think
How lucky you are to be alive today

Some people say what a lonely place to be
But it’s heaven on earth to me


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