Big City Cowboy

from Into the Light by Lion O. King

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usually i ride alongside my coyote
washed my body in a pond last night
usually i live without a care
burn the devil with a single stare

usually i shit where i want
flowers bloomin’ in manure in Vermont
usually flying free like a bird
now i’m living with the urban herd

i want i want i want to
to shine shine shine
i want, i want, want

i’m gonna go to New York City tonight
drown the moon with the neon lights
sipping whiskey beside all of the sights
i’m gonna find a way, finally
i’m gonna go to New York City tonight
gonna find my love tonight
i’m gonna go to New York City tonight

i‘ll be your city street cowboy
rest my feet on your porch and indulge in joy
c’mon girl, light my cigarette
let‘s raise a toast to the suffragettes

i want i want i want to
to shine shine shine
i want, i want, want

i’m gonna to New York City tonight
keeping calm but always ready to fight
do my dance smokin’ marlboro lights
i’m gonna find a way, finally
i’m gonna go to New York City tonight
gonna find my love tonight
i’m gonna go to New York City tonight

ain’t gonna walk away,
i ain’t gonna walk away this time...

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from Into the Light, released December 31, 2020

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Lion O. King Berlin, Germany

Born in Ethiopia, raised in New York, Naples and Addis Ababa, and cutting his teeth at festivals such as SXSW, Hurricane and Rock am Ring, Lion O. King is an oddball citizen of the World with a sound as scruffy and sleek as his big-city cowboy mustache. ... more

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