HELP AN OLD COWBOY

Words and Music-Joel B. Kirkpatrick, III
Copyright 1990
Key of D (waltz time)

YOU KNOW I NEVER ASKED…  FOR MUCH OUT OF LIFE
A GOOD HORSE AND SADDLE… AND ONE FAITHFUL WIFE
THERE'S NOT… A LOT… THAT I'M ASKING FOR ME
CAN YOU HELP… AN OLD COWBOY LIKE ME

   WHY DO I FALL FOR THE WRONG KIND OF GIRL…
     WHY DO I WANT TO GIVE HER THE WORLD…
     IS THIS THE WAY THINGS WERE MEANT… TO BE
     CAN YOU HELP… AN OLD COWBOY LIKE ME

{Instrumental break}

I'VE LIVED A FEW YEARS NOW… SEEN DAYS COME AND GO
I'VE TRIED UNDERSTANDING… BUT STILL I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU'VE GOT THE TIME LORD… I'D SURE LIKE TO SEE
CAN YOU HELP… AN OLD COWBOY LIKE ME

     WHY DO I FALL FOR THE WRONG KIND OF GIRL…
     WHY DO I WANT TO GIVE HER THE WORLD…
     IS THIS THE WAY THINGS WERE MEANT… TO BE
     CAN YOU HELP… AN OLD COWBOY LIKE ME

     WHY DO I FALL FOR THE WRONG KIND OF GIRL…
     WHY DO I WANT TO GIVE HER THE WORLD…
     IS THIS THE WAY THINGS WERE MEANT… TO BE
     CAN YOU HELP… AN OLD COWBOY LIKE ME

     IS THIS… THE WAY THINGS… WERE MEANT… TO BE…
     CAN YOU HELP… AN OLD COWBOY LIKE ME