Sometimes he gets crazy as men are known to do
  He'll lose his head in spite of everything he stands to lose
  What is it in a man that makes him act like such a fool
  She swears she never knew but always needed to
  But stubborn pride is just the way of cowboys I suppose
  Even love can't change the things he ought to change the most
  And it's pride that keeps him standing when he should be on his knees
  Makin' apologies but she loves him desperately
  
  Oh but now and again she wished he'd been a poet
  So he'd know all the perfect lines to say
  And have some great romantic way to show it
  Be the hero ridin' up to save the day
  And go ridin' high like a knight in shinin' armor
  To sweep her up and carry her away
  Oh but he don't have no magic ways to charm her
  No cause even love can't change a cowboy's ways
  
  "I love you" and "I'm sorry" are words that just don't come
  Cause words like that are no match for the kind that rule his tongue
  But his eyes keep tellin' her "you know I love you anyway
  No matter what I say or what I never say"
  
  Oh but now and again she wished he'd been a poet
  So he'd know all those fancy lines to say
  And have some great romantic way to show it
  Be the hero ridin' up to save the day
  And go ridin' high like a knight in shinin' armor
  And sweep her up and carry her away
  Oh but he don't have no magic ways to charm her
  No cause even love can't change a cowboy's ways
  
  His ways seem cold but she knows he's much warmer
  But even love can't change a cowboy's ways
  
  He's just a fool that must defend his honor
  But even love can't change a cowboy's ways