I was living in Texas at the J.D. Murphree Wildlife Management Area working for Texas Parks & Wildlife Department of Coastal Fisheries, when I wrote this song. I was working in Texas during the week and driving back to sing and dance in Louisiana on the weekends. One night in Texas I was overwhelmed with realization that although I loved my dad, he was harsh and cold to me in many ways. I never felt like I was allowed to be a human... especially a woman. I needed to validate the realities of my upbringing to my own heart in order to forgive him and heal. From that place, I wrote this song alone in my bedroom. My bunkmate, Angel Miller, was out setting hog traps. Out in my bunk on the WMA, I felt free. I remember releasing a real deep cry after I wrote this. It felt good to FEEL. I was beginning to crack my own heart open. Working out on The Gulf for TPWD was one of the greatest blessings of my life.
Thank God.
May you heal, may you love, may you feel so deeply.
From the depths of my heart,
Sara
written by : Sara Douga
You were rough
You were tough
Strict ain't saying enough
There was never any room for feelings
You were stern
Looks would burn
And I just had to learn
That in God maybe I'd find healing
Guess somehow I knew if I were to survive
Or make it through this life alive
I would have to be
A Cowboy Like You
I grew up
I grew tough
A hardened heart ain't saying enough
I just never gave thought to my feelings
But you taught me
To work hard
With nothing lended and nothing borrowed
I would rock and roll and keep on dealing
Guess somehow I knew if I were to survive
Or make it through this life alive
I would have to be
A Cowboy Like You
God has blessed me
With a man
Who changed up all my plans
I no longer have to wear the pants
We go dancing
We make music
And there ain't nothing to it
He's the answer to my every prayer
Guess somehow God knew if I were to survive
Or make it through this life alive
I would have to have
I would have to have
A Cowboy Like You
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