Cowboy In The Distance - John Stewart

She’s running through the cornfields of New York City

And I’m driving by the cornfields of Illinois

And I wonder how the dream feels in New York City

Same as the dream that I had in Illinois

She’s skating down the back roads of Joplin Missouri

Skating down the avenues of New York City too

And I wonder how the wheels sound in Joplin Missouri

Same as the sweet singing wheels in New York do

And she shines like a diamond

To this runner in the night

I’m a cowboy in the distance

Waiting for the light

There’s a girl who’s in love in Joplin Missouri

There’s a girl who’s in love in New York just the same

In love with the boys out chasing his dreams

In love with a boy and she never knows his name

There’s a telephone that’s ringing in Joplin Missouri

There’s a telephone that’s ringing in New York plain as day

Waiting for a call in Joplin in Manhattan, yeah

Waiting for a call from the boy who ran away

And she shines like a diamond

To this runner in the night

And I’m a cowboy in the distance

He’s waiting for the light

She’s running through the cornfields of New York City

And I’m driving by the cornfields of Missouri it seems

I wonder if she knows there’s a cowboy in the distance

And I wonder if she knows that she’s in the cowboy’s dreams

And she shines like a diamond

To this runner in the night

I’m a cowboy in the distance

Waiting for the light

And she shines like a diamond

To this runner in the night

I’m a cowboy in the distance

She’s waiting for the light

Just waiting for the light

Just waiting for the light

Just waiting for the light