I Wish I Knew How to Quit You!

So, yesterday morning I'm driving to work and listening to AM Talk Radio..... (that's what Conservatives listen to, while Liberals are listening to NPR).... OOOOOHHHHHH did you feel that? that was Kara cringing.....

Anyway, I heard this song.... sung by Willie Nelson..... it's titled "Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly (Fond of Each Other)"...... yep, you read it right...... it's a song about closeted cowboys. At first I thought it was a spoof of sorts, but nope..... it's really about that. You can read more about it here. It struck me as funny and I laughed out loud in the car (yes, sometimes I really am still a sixth grader).... I'm not really sure why I laughed, but I did.... like a giddy schoolgirl. Melissa Etheridge, George Michael, Elton John..... there are lots of gay artists..... but usually they sing about love and relationships and don't say a whole lot about what kind of relationship it is.... gay, straight.... love is love, right? Well no..... not Willie, he's singin' about gay cowboys.... is Willie gay???? I don't think so, but hmmmmm maybe.... that would explain the braids.... um no........ never mind. Anyway, since the opening of Brokeback Mountain the Big Dubya's been walking around the house saying "I wish I knew how to quit you" and then cracking up laughing...... it's gotten to the point where he doesn't even have to say it out loud anymore.... he just spontaneously starts laughing.... and not just a slight laugh either, a good belly laugh and he doesn't even have to tell me...... I know exactly what he's laughing at!

Anyway, the song's on iTunes.... check it out. It's only a matter of days before the Big Dubya starts singing it!

Here are the lyrics:

There's many a strange impulse out on the plains of West Texas;
There's many a young boy who feels things he don't comprehend.
Well small town don't like it when somebody falls between sexes,
No, small town don't like it when a cowboy has feelings for men.

Well I believe in my soul that inside every man there's a feminine,
And inside every lady there's a deep manly voice loud and clear.
Well, a cowboy may brag about things that he does with his women,
But the ones who brag loudest are the ones that are most likely queer.

Cowboys are frequently secretly fond of each other”
What did you think those saddles and boots was about?
There's many a cowboy who don't understand the way that he feels
towards his brother,
Inside every cowboy there's a lady who'd love to slip out.

Ten men for each woman was the rule way back when on the prairie,
And somehow those cowboys must have kept themselves warm late at night.
Cowboys are famous for getting riled up about fairies,
But I'll tell you the reason a big strong man gets so uptight:

Cowboys are frequently secretly fond of each other”
That's why they wear leather, and Levi's and belts buckled tight.
There's many a cowboy who don't understand the way that he feels
towards his brother;
There's many a cowboy who's more like a lady at night.

Well there's always somebody who says what the others just whisper,
And mostly that someone's the first one to get shot down dead:
When you talk to a cowboy don't treat him like he was a sister
Don't mess with the lady that's sleepin' in each cowboy's head.

Cowboys are frequently secretly fond of each other”
Even though they take speed and drive pickups and shoot their big guns;
There's many a cowboy who don't understand the way that he feels
towards his brother;
There's many a cowboy who keeps quiet about things he's done.