The Cowgirl (Your Mama Warned You About) - John Landry

What about your daughter, mama? She sure looks good to me What about your daughter, mama? She sure looks good to me Every time she smiles Oh, it just knocks me out We just play this number Dedicated to all my girls We just play this number Dedicated to all my girls Now I'm back in town Let them dig what I'm puttin' down Mama, your daughter looks good to me That girl, she sure looks good to me Mama, your daughter looks good to me That girl, she sure looks good to me Every time she smiles Oh, it just knocks me out Boys, wherever you are You gotta tell these girls for me Boys, wherever you are You gotta tell these girls for me All good lookin' women That's what I love to meet Mama, your daughter looks good to me That girl, she sure looks good to me Mama, your daughter looks good to me That girl, she sure looks good to me Every time she smiles Oh, it just knocks me out

I was supposed to have been a Jesuit priest Or a Naval Academy grad That was the way that my parents perceived me Those were the plans that they had But I couldn't fit the part too dumb or too smart Ain't it funny how we all turned out I guess we are the people Our parents warned us about You know I coulda worked the rigs when the money was big Or hopped a freighter south to Trinidad And when they tried to draft me, I earned a college degree Buyin' time 'til things were not so bad But then I got a guitar, found a job in a bar Playin' acid rock 'til I was numb Tell me where are the flashbacks They all warned us would come We are the people They couldn't figure out We are the people Our parents warned us about Hey, hey, Gardner McKay Take us on the Leaky Tiki with you Clear skies bound for Shanghai Sailing cross the ocean blue So blue Now I got quarters in my loafers tryin' to fight inflation When it only used to take a cent Sometimes I wish I was back in my crash-pad days Before I knew what cash flow meant Seems everybody's joggin' or heavy into health shit Don't tell me that I ought to get rolfed 'Cause I love Cajun martinis And playin' afternoon golf We are the people There isn't any doubt We are the people They still can't figure out We are the people Who love to sing Twist and Shout Shake it up baby We are the people Our parents warned us about Isn't any doubt Hey, hey, hey Gardner McKay (Gardner McKay) I wanna sail away today Isn't any doubt They warned us about Hey, hey, hey C'mon now Gardner McKay I wanna sail away today

I can see that you and me Live our lives in the pouring rain And the raindrops beat out of time to our refrain And you and me will win you'll see People die in their living rooms But they do not need this God Almighty gloom There's something warm about the rain There's something warm, there's something warm There's something warm in everything I know there's something good There's something good about you, about you, about you I know there's something warm There's something warm, there's soemthing warm Good about you