Cowboy

I wanted you to think I was a cowboy,
So I told you where I was from.
But all I ever did was run from trucks

And I never held a gun.

I wanted you to think I was strong.
So I showed you my restraint.
Far past when I lost control
I never stopped the game.

I wanted you to think I was a fighter,
So I showed you all my teeth.
And I held them up like a monument
To the fall underneath.

I wanted you to think I was a cowboy,
So I told you where I am from.
And I walked around like I didn’t care
That I lost everyone.