Coder Cowboy Lyrics — R.J. Sloane

Coder Cowboy is an outlaw country song by R.J. Sloane for every man grinding two worlds just to keep one alive.

Up before dawn. Day in the saddle. Midnight at the keyboard. A humorous, hard-driving portrait of the modern rancher doing whatever it takes — and it's more relatable than it has any right to be.

VERSE 1

Dang rooster crowed too early
Pulled him from bed
Bleary-eyed slogs toward the barn
Tossing bales, feeding stock
Mind starting to blaze
Just another God-forsaken day
Wipes a hand down his face
Mounts up, heading for the fields
Like Daddy always did
Sun sets, lights grow dim
Pounds an energy drink
As Mama rests her head
Aching bones settle into
The hard kitchen chair
Screen light illuminates
The false hope there

CHORUS

He's a Coder Cowboy
Tearing up cyber trails late at night
Ain't many who tie down a calf
In six seconds flat
And knock out a hundred lines
Wrangling all those bits and bytes
For a million-dollar app
Only doing it all
'Cause he's gotta save the ranch
He's a Coder Cowboy

VERSE 2

His truck ain't cyber
Nor bred for city streets
Stuck in the mud
Next to a broke water trough
Bills piling high
No end in sight
Still grinding too hard
Cain't lose the ranch
Mind drifts to pretty gal at church
Lets the thought fade
Ain't got time for the future
Cracks his knuckles
In the dark kitchen and almost prays
Gonna be another all nighter
In the worst way

CHORUS

He's a Coder Cowboy
Tearing up cyber trails late at night
Ain't many who tie down a calf
In six seconds flat
And knock out a hundred lines
Wrangling all those bits and bytes
For a million-dollar app
Only doing it all
'Cause he's gotta save the ranch
He's a Coder Cowboy

BRIDGE

App ships at last
Waits with bated breath
That pretty girl so sweet
Standing in Mama's kitchen
Making my heart beat
Call comes in
Big pay-off at last
Made it through that rough patch
Kept it all afloat
Mama turns to me and says, Daddy'd be proud you nearly worked yourself dead.
Made it all worth it
Every single byte

CHORUS

He's a Coder Cowboy
Tearing up cyber trails late at night
Ain't many who tie down a calf
In six seconds flat
And knock out a hundred lines
Wrangling all those bits and bytes
For a million-dollar app
Only doing it all
'Cause he's gotta save the ranch
He's a Coder Cowboy
He's a Coder Cowboy

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