Garth Brooks - Cowboy Bill (lyrics)

From the 1989 his self titled debut album.

I honestly thought it was a later (maybe it's because i didn't hear his albums in chronological order)

[bigal]

Garth Brooks started out with great cowboy songs. Went to a concert and he didn’t sing a one of them. Was a shame.

[thedealer]

Lived in AZ for decades. Used to work occasionally as an extra-hand on ranches. Never forgot advice an old cowboy told me when I was a teenager (even heard it once in a movie): "A man's thrown into this world, with only two things he can call his own, ...his pecker and his word, ...and it's best he keep both!" Followed it and never steered me wrong.

[BenjaminRose]

This has always been my favorite Garth Brooks song.

[daviddaigle]

I'm a grown ass man but it made me cry when I first heard it my dad died a month before and maybe I was not over it,

[realspark]

This song reminds me of my grandfather, Herman Massey. He was an old cowboy, soldier, lawman, father, and loving grandfather.

[rh]

Makes me fell like I'm 12 again. ♥️

[gymjim]

Still gives me Goose Bumps! Decades Later.

[roderickmacsween]

This is by far my favorite country song of all time!

[ATOMICROBOT]

Much to young ( To feel this damn old) made me check out his debut album, this was the second song I listened to…. Cried like a baby when I heard it. Still do to this day. Epic song from a great singer! And I’m not even country..

[annem]

his first album is a masterpiece. I'm not a huge Garth fan, but some of his songs are awesome.

[kennethcaine]

This song means so much to me. I knew a MAN like you sing about

[DailyMotionBetter]

I'm a city slicker from the NE and I sang this at karaoke in TX and brought the house down. Literally, they rioted and threw me out on my ass

[johnrogers]

I've been looking for this song on here for a long time

[jasonmitchell]

This is a great song! As a retired police officer it holds special meaning to me.

[chrislambeth]

Thank you for posting this. This song was introduced to me by my father as we drove from Conroe to Dallas in 1993. He passed away 4 years ago and at the time I could not find this song anywhere to mourn him. Thank you.

[grantdoyle]

I’ve got this album on tape in my pickup. A real good one.

[frankknoll]

He told a good story and all of us kids listened
'Bout his life on the border and the way it was then
And we all believed him and when he would finish
We'd ask the old cowboy to tell 'em again

You could almost hear those prairie winds blowin'
His saddle a creakin' 'neath his old faded jeans
You could taste the dry dust from the trail he was ridin'
As he sat there and painted those west Texas scenes

And the grown-ups would tell us
You boys keep your distance, that old man's just tellin' you lies
But to all of us kids Cowboy Bill was a hero
Just as true as his blue Texas skies

He told of a time when he rode with the Rangers
Down on the pecos and he saved the day
Outnumbered by plenty, they were almost too cover
With thirty banditos headed their way

He looked back just in time to see a horse stumble
The captain went down and Bill pulled up on his rains
And through a flurry of bullets he rescued the captain
And they rode for a sunset, just the story remains

And the grown-ups would tell us
You boys keep your distance, that old man's just tellin' you lies
But to all of us kids Cowboy Bill was a hero
Just as true as his blue Texas skies

Well I still remember the day that it happened
We waited and we waited but Bill never showed
And the follks at the feed store said they hadn't seen him
So we set out for his place down Old Grist Mill Road

And we cried when we found him lying there with his mem'ries
The old trunk wide open, things scattered about
He was clutchin' a badge that said Texas Ranger
And an old "yeller" letter said Texas Is Proud

And the grown-ups that told us
You boys keep your distance, that old man's just tellin' lies
Well now they're all sayin' Cowboy Bill was a hero
Just as true as his blue Texas skies

Just as true as his blue Texas skies

[jessicakeenan]

Epic story telling on a debut album…. Impressive no matter who you are & no matter what your opinion is on country music!

[tammyderson]

Garth is truly one of a kind! He’s not only very talented, he’s a caring biggest heart compassionate human being! Always since day 1 loved Garth and Trisha too!

[tammyderson]

Garth is not only talented like no other, he’s an amazing big hearted caring compassionate human being! I’ve Always loved Garth and Trisha