And the tennis court was covered up
With some tent-like thing
And you asked me to dance
But I said, "Dancin' is a dangerous game"
Oh, I thought
This is gonna be one of those things
Now I know
I'm never gonna love again
[Refrain]
I've got some tricks up my sleeve
Takes one to know one
You're a cowboy like me
[Verse 2]
Never wanted love
Just a fancy car
Now I'm waiting by the phone
Like I'm sitting in an airport bar
[Refrain]
You had some tricks up your sleeve
Takes one to know one
You're a cowboy like me
Perched in the dark
Tellin' all the rich folks anything they wanna hear
Like it could be love
I could be the way forward
Only if they pay for it
You're a bandit like me
Eyes full of stars
Hustling for the good life, never thought I'd meet you here
It could be love
We could be the way forward
And I know I'll pay for it
[Chorus]
You're a cowboy like me
Perched in the dark
Tellin' all the rich folks anything they wanna hear
Like it could be love
I could be the way forward
Only if they pay for it
You're a bandit like me
Eyes full of stars
Hustlin' for the good life, never thought I'd meet you here
It could be love
We could be the way forward
And I know I'll pay for it
And the skeletons in both our closets
Plotted hard to fuck this up
And the old men that I've swindled
Really did believe I was the one
And the ladies lunchin' have their stories about
When you passed through town
Oh, but that was all before I locked it down
[Verse 3]
Now you hang from my lips
Like the Gardens of Babylon
With your boots beneath my bed
Forever is the sweetest con
[Refrain]
I've had some tricks up my sleeve
Takes one to know one
You're a cowboy like me
[Outro]
And I'm never gonna love again
I'm never gonna love again
I'm never gonna love again
About
“cowboy like me” is the 11th track on Taylor Swift’s ninth studio album, evermore. It is a country song reminiscent of Taylor’s early days. It tells the story of two swindlers who fall in love through a cat-and-mouse fling “while hanging out at fancy resorts trying to score rich romantic beneficiaries”. Produced by her frequent collaborator Aaron Dessner, the track’s arrangement gradually builds throughout the song, featuring instrumentation consistent with Swift and Dessner’s country-folk aesthetic. Marcus Mumford, lead singer of Mumford & Sons, provides backing vocals for the track.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
Swift shared in a YouTube live chat for the “willow” music video:
There’s a really beautiful background vocal on ‘Cowboy Like Me’ sung by someone I’m a big fan of.
This song debuted #71 on Billboard’s Hot 100, being the thirteenth-highest charting song off the album.
- 1.willow
- 3.gold rush
- 5.tolerate it
- 7.happiness
- 8.dorothea
- 10.ivy
- 11.cowboy like me
- 13.marjorie
- 14.closure
- 15.evermore
- 17.it’s time to go