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by Wendy Lafond

I wish I could have gone out west
Back when the cowboys rode
When Indians were warriors
And buffalo roamed free
To ride beside a wagon train
Would be the life for me

Sleeping on the ground beside
A warm and glowing fire
Hunting for our supper
Bathing in a crystal stream
That would have been a wondrous time
An adventure, it would seem

But, now I have to be content
To watch them on TV
Dreaming of that bygone era
And what it means today
They fought and won our freedom
They earned our right to stay

If it weren't for cowboys
And the hardships they endured
We might be living differently
One can hardly guess
What the world would be like now
If we hadn't tamed the west

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