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I always wanted to be a cowboy
That’s why I moved to Tennessee
When I crossed the smoky mountains
That’s where I knew I’d want to be

I was looking to be lonesome
I was looking to leave home
I was looking for some freedom
I was looking for the road

Got a cloud of dust behind the mustang
Told my boy in Carolina I won’t be back
I will ride like the wind
I will just pretend that I’m happy and free
Like a cowboy’s supposed to be

I’ve seen the dirt up in the cities
It’s piling up on people’s souls
Makes them sick till they are coughing
With a sadness dark as coal

Seen vacant signs in motel windows
Seen vacant signs in sorry eyes
I swore I’d always be a cowboy
Riding free till the day I die

Got a cloud of dust behind the mustang
Told my boy in Carolina I won’t be back
I will ride like the wind
I will just pretend that I’m happy and free
Like a cowboy’s supposed to be

Some are born to find a husband
Some are born to find a wife
I was born to roam the country in a solitary life

Got a cloud of dust behind the mustang
Told my boy in Carolina I won’t be back
I will ride like the wind
I will just pretend that I’m happy and free
Like a cowboy’s supposed to be

Supposed to be happy, supposed to be free
Supposed to be happy, supposed to be free
Supposed to be happy, supposed to be free
Supposed to be happy, supposed to be free

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from Something Pretty Something True, released October 1, 2006
Song by Arielle Silver
Produced by Arielle Silver and Chris Florio
Engineered by Chris Florio at Passion Records and Rich Mendelson at Reach Studios
Mixed and Mastered by Rich Mendelson at Reach Studios

Cover photo by Kelly Davidson
Design by Arielle Silver

Acoustic guitar / vocals / clarinet: Arielle Silver
Pedal steel / dobro / baritone guitar: Adam Ollendorff
Fiddle: Andy Eggleston
Bass: Mariana Iranzi
Drums: Scott Manley

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Arielle Silver Los Angeles, California

Music Connection TOP 2020 PROSPECTS and
American Songwriter Daily Discovery, Arielle Silver's songs have the heart of Laurel Canyon, the pulse of Americana, and the soul of the Chelsea Hotel. Her long-awaited upcoming album, A THOUSAND TINY TORCHES, was community-funded and releases June 2020. The Boston Globe called Something Pretty Something True album,“Lovely songwriting and arrangements,” ... more

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