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Hello, cowgirl in the sand (hello, cowgirl in the sand)
Is this place at your command?
Can I stay here for a while?
Can I see your sweet, sweet smile?
Old enough now to change your name
When so many love you is it the same?
It's the woman in you that makes you want to play this game
Hello, ruby in the dust (hello, ruby in the dust)
Has your band begun to rust?
After all the sin we've had
I was hopin' that we'd turn bad
Old enough now, to change your name
When so many love you is it the same?
It's the woman in you that makes you want to play this game
Hello, woman of my dreams (hello, woman of my dreams)
Is this not the way it seems?
Purple words on a gray background
To be a woman and to be turned down
Old enough now to change your name
When so many love you is it the same?
It's the woman in you that makes you want to play this game
Is this place at your command?
Can I stay here for a while?
Can I see your sweet, sweet smile?
Old enough now to change your name
When so many love you is it the same?
It's the woman in you that makes you want to play this game
Hello, ruby in the dust (hello, ruby in the dust)
Has your band begun to rust?
After all the sin we've had
I was hopin' that we'd turn bad
Old enough now, to change your name
When so many love you is it the same?
It's the woman in you that makes you want to play this game
Hello, woman of my dreams (hello, woman of my dreams)
Is this not the way it seems?
Purple words on a gray background
To be a woman and to be turned down
Old enough now to change your name
When so many love you is it the same?
It's the woman in you that makes you want to play this game
Lyrics submitted by H-bomb, edited by Lookout4MyLove
Cowgirl in the Sand Lyrics as written by Neil Young
Lyrics © Hipgnosis Songs Group
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oops ... sorry beaches are NOT known for women in cowgirl outfits.
Same can be said about "Ruby in the Dust", dust (something useless and dirty) is not usually the setting in which you would find a ruby (something beautiful and of value).
@Hedges Liked your interpretation. You may be onto something, if<br /> the first two verses refer to cowgirl and ruby- on a beach and in dust,<br /> which kind of negates their value or lessens their importance, THEN the 3rd verse "Woman of My Dreams" could be seen as also<br /> ironic, or out of place. Could mean there is no woman of his dreams, or at the very least what is a cowgirl doing on a beach, what is a ruby doing in the dust, and what is a woman doing in his<br /> dreams? All are out-of-place, they don't belong there, and Neil feels<br /> he couldn't possibly have a woman of his dreams.