Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: psych-rock
Song Meaning of “Hey Cowboy” by Lee Hazlewood
Hey Cowboy is a classic country track by Lee Hazlewood released in 1965. The song speaks to the anxieties of the practitioners of a classic american lifestyle—the cowboy. As open plains become industrialized, the cowboy lifestyle and career path of success begins to dwindle. The lyrics express the longing of the cowboys to keep their wild, untamed freedom alive and to not be held down by the restraints of the modernizing world. The song expresses the regret of needing to abandon something so special and free, but also the gratitude for those days and experiences. The song reminds us all to cherish our freedom while it lasts, before it surrender to the realities of life.