White Hats and Wild Times

Live, solo performance of Wes Weddell's revisionist cowboy waltz... From the album "Songs to Get You From Here to There," filmed January 2008 by Dustin Patterson.


White Hats & Wild Times

When the traffic is stuck and the weather is 'yuck'
You start thinking of running away
So you lay down your suit and you step in your boots,
And you saddle your dreams one fine day
And head north just a bit, and west further yet,
Till you come to the valley below
And you settle it down, and you ride into town,
Hoping you'll find what you know—
Find what you know...

In the movies you saw, through the dust and the drawl
And the struggle to win on your own,
A new way of life with white hats and wild times
Where the heroes are made and not born
And a day's work is hard, but a night at the bar
Gives you all of the romance you crave
And when life gets you down you can beat out of town
And wind your own way down the trail—
Wind down the trail...

A song and a story can help you get from here to there
But you ain't the only one, dear

Now your roof keeps you dry, and the well gets you by,
And the fences will stand by themselves
You can watch what you wish with a miniature dish,
And your download speed rivals the best
And the narrative's great, but your life doesn't wait,
And your legacy starts to roll on
Toward the sunset you ride in a new four-wheel-drive
Singin': "Hey, Debbie, let's go on home—
Let's go on home..."

(C)/(P) 2006, Dusty Shadows Music/ASCAP

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• cowboy
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