cowboy like me
evermore (2020)
Background and Release
Taylor announced and released her ninth studio album in the same year, titled evermore, her second product of remote collaboration and virtual communication after folklore. “cowboy like me” placed as the eleventh track on the record’s track-listing. It was recorded at Scarlet Pimpernel Studios, a recording studio in the UK owned by Marcus Mumford, the frontman of English folk rock band Mumford & Sons. Mumford also contributed uncredited backing vocals to the song. He had alluded to the collaboration in an Instagram post from inside the studio.
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Lyrics
[Verse 1]
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”
[Verse 2]
Oh, I thought
This is gonna be one of those things
Now I know
I’m never gonna love again
[Chorus]
I’ve got some tricks up my sleeve
Takes one to know one
You’re a cowboy like me
[Verse 3]
Never wanted love
Just a fancy car
Now I’m waiting by the phone
Like I’m sitting in an airport bar
[Chorus]
You had some tricks up your sleeve
Takes one to know one
You’re a cowboy like me
[Post-Chorus 1]
Perched in the dark
Telling 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
[Post-Chorus 2]
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
[Post-Chorus 1]
Perched in the dark
Telling 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
[Post-Chorus 2]
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
[Bridge]
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 lunching have their stories about
When you passed through town
But that was all before I locked it down
[Verse 4]
Now you hang from my lips
Like the Gardens of Babylon
With your boots beneath my bed
Forever is the sweetest con
[Chorus]
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
Album | evermore | |||
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Backup | Marcus Mumford | |||
Released | December 11, 2020 | |||
Recorded | November, 2020 | |||
Studio | Scarlet Pimpernel (UK) Marcus Mumford’s Studio (UK) Long Pond (Hudson, New York) | |||
Genre | Blues Country | |||
Length | 4:35 | |||
Label | Republic Records | |||
Songwriters | Taylor Swift Aaron Dessner | |||
Producers | Aaron Dessner Taylor Swift | |||
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