Cowboys and Indians

Story Behind The Song

I wanted to honor my best friend... I've know Jeff since kindergarten... I also wanted to honor how different we are yet so similar and always remained best of friends all these many years

Song Description

A song about friendship... different life paths... full circle...

Song Length 3:23 Genre Country - Contemporary, Folk - Country
Tempo Medium Slow (91 - 110) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Peaceful, Content Subject Friendship, Life
Language English Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

Cowboys and Indians

We used to play cowboys and Indians
Riding the range in my backyard
My best friend Jeff told me cowboys always win
But I loved to be the Indian...

I never knew why way back then
I just loved to be the Indian...

Backyards got smaller our worlds got bigger
we both found new places to play
Jeff found his God and his girl and I ran
I still loved to be the Indian...

I didn't know why back then
I just loved to be the Indian...

Jeff wanted the comfort of one place forever
While I had to roam to be free
Making different journeys together
We could still be who we needed to be

The dust starts to settle as we get older
Watching our kids in Jeff's backyard
We wonder which one will grow up to be like him
And who'll want to be the Indian

Yeah who'll want to be the Indian
who'll want to be the Indian

Yeah we wonder who'll stay and who will run
but in the end we're all Cowboys and Indians...

In the end we're all Cowboys and Indians...


lyrics by Steven Arkley with Andrea Standley
©SuddenTurn Productions 2016

Lyrics Steven Arkley with Andrea Standley Music Steven Arkley: concept/Michael Salacuse: reality
Producer Steven Arkley Publisher Steven Arkley
Performance My friends in Nashville Label SuddenTurn Productions

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