There are fences that need to be mended
There's a stray cut off from the herd that needs to be defended
By a lonely campfire
Underneath the stars
He sings his sad songs
And strums his guitar
I tell you what the world could use
Is a little John Wayne kind of attitude
The world could use a cowboy right about now
Run those bad buys right out of town
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