[00:00.30]Well, there's always been groups of people that never could see eye-to-eye
[00:03.077]An’ I always thought if they’d get the chance to sit down and talk face to face they might realize they got a lot in common
[00:10.127]
[00:21.822]Well, I was sitting in a coffee shop, just having a cup to pass the time
[00:27.409]Swapping rodeo stories with this old cowboy friend o' mine
[00:32.427]When some motorcycle riders started snickerin' in the back
[00:37.498]And started pokin' fun at my friend's hat
[00:44.829]One old boy said, "Hey Tex, where'd you park your horse?"
[00:50.939]My friend just pulled his hat down low, but they couldn't be ignored
[00:56.724]One husky fellow said "I think I'll rip that hat right off your head"
[01:01.436]That's when my friend turned around, and this is what he said
[01:07.910]"You'll ride a black tornado 'cross the western sky
[01:13.743]Rope an old Blue Northern, and milk it 'til it's dry
[01:19.486]Bulldog the Mississippi, pin its ears down flat
[01:25.394]Long before you take this cowboy's hat"
[01:32.065]
[01:34.589]Now, partner, this old hat is better left alone
[01:39.912]You see it used to be my daddy's, but last year he passed on
[01:46.256]My nephew skinned the rattler that makes up this old hatband
[01:51.039]And back in '69 he died in Vietnam
[01:56.978]Now, the eagle feather was given to me by an Indian friend of mine
[02:03.382]But somebody ran him down, somewhere around that Arizona line
[02:09.148]And a real special lady gave me this hat pin
[02:13.761]But I don't know if I'll ever see her again
[02:20.248]"You'll ride a black tornado 'cross the western sky
[02:26.134]Rope  an old Blue Northern, and milk it 'til it's dry
[02:31.766]Bulldog the Mississippi, pin its ears down flat
[02:37.703]Long before you take this cowboy's hat"
[02:43.610]
[02:46.634]"Now, if that old leather jacket means to you what this hat means to me
[02:52.665]Well, I guess we understand each other, and we'll just let it be
[02:57.932]But if you still think it's funny, man, you've got my back up against the wall
[03:03.093]And if you touch my hat, you're gonna have to fight us all"
[03:09.534]Right then I caught a little sadness in that gang leader's eyes
[03:15.617]And he turned back to the others and they all just kinda shuffled on outside
[03:21.666]But when my friend turned back toward me, I noticed his old hat brim
[03:26.509]It was turned up in a big old Texas grin
[03:32.448]"You'll ride a black tornado 'cross the western sky
[03:38.346]Rope an old Blue Northern, and milk it 'til it's dry
[03:44.042]Bulldog the Mississippi, pin its ears down flat
[03:50.054]Long before you take this cowboy's hat"