Cowboys' Last Ride

"One of the best written songs to come through my studio has been “Cowboy’s Last Ride” with lyrics by Randy Zahara. Check out this couplet:

'Silver buckle pride wrapped as tight as a knot Put out to pasture and then forgot...'
Ego can get ya, man. The song is full of good lines, and performed with artistry and depth by the great Dale Ziech. This was a special project to work on. Ezra Cipes Ezra C Productions

Recorded by Shades & Degrees and Written by Randy Zahara & Jim Shaw, Featuring: Dale Ziech - Vocals & Guitar, Harmonica by: Bran Sanders; Stand up Base by: Nils Loewen; Arranged, mixed, produced and recorded by Ezra Cipes of Ezra C Productions; Talent Scouting: Stephanie Zahara Original creative concept by Chad Zahara & Stephanie Zahara

Genres:

Folk (26%)

Bluegrass (23%)

Country (13%)

Blues (12%)

129 BPM

Cowboy's Last Ride

Verse 1:

Hunched over the fire like a gnarled icon, Of a west that's forgotten, But far, far from gone, Tobacco yellowed fingers hold a slow cup of Joe, Stirring up memories from long, long ago.

Verse 2:

Silver buckle pride, wrapped as tight as a knot, Put out to pasture and then forgot, Fading away a little more each day, This was never meant to be the cowboy way.

Chorus:

There's just so many sunsets that we're given, And always one last trail that we must ride, Cowboys know, that when it's time to die, The closest place to heaven, Is under a clear prairie sky.

Bridge:

Yippee Yi Oh Kai-yaay, It's time to head home. And this last trail, He must ride alone, He's seen more summers than he ever thought he would, Thinking back, life's been pretty good.

Verse 3:

He knows every drive's got to come to an end, When there aren't anymore fences to mend, So he makes it back to his favorite trail, To watch the stars dancing and hear the coyotes wail.

Chorus: