She said the waves affect your dreams I'm dreaming of a warm and golden light Unlike these tubes hanging over me That are buzzing angrily and flickering sickly white light You've sat slouched in that chair for years Like a struggling flower in a parking lot We disappear in our careers But every morning you would nudge my heart I'm sorry that I left you there, but you didn't have the view I had Life changing news can make things stark Exaggerate the difference between the light and dark You might see things you've never seen before The enormous dog, the tiny lady, or the round car I'm sorry that I left them there, but they didn't have the view I had I see your face everywhere I go Here, beneath the make-up of a chronic debutante Who thinks she can't make it on her own So she hangs her painting in her father's restaurant There's nothing wrong with that I'm sorry that I left her there, but she didn't have the view I had There is a current we can float on We'll get there I never knew just how big the world could get And if someday I forget, I'll think of this moment Cowboy, cowboy Cowboy Cowboy I've been swindled, I've been mislead, I've been fooled with unusual jargon But I resolve to hold up my end of the bargain Now I've got this brand-new life I never had before Still, it'll always be something with me But you're cool with that I'm grateful that you took me there Cause I didn't have the view you had I'm thankful that you took me there Cause I didn't have the view you had There is a current we can float on. We'll get there I never knew just how big the world could get And if someday I forget. I'll think of this moment Cowboy, cowboy. Cowboy Cowboy. Cowboy Cowboy