“The Land of the Cowboys and Clowns” – by Kent Mayhew (1999) | Kent Mayhew

There’s a place where I go
Where it always feels good to come back to again
For the more that things change
Here they stay the same
There’s no better place I ever knew

It lies between yesterday and tomorrow
Between our steps along this long and winding road
I was a guest at the straight and narrow
But I don’t believe you’ll see me hanging ‘round
‘Cause I’m more at home with the cowboys and the clowns

Because here we’re kind of like a family
When this world feels like some old ghost town
And I’ve always loved a song at twilight
Sit and laugh around the fire
While it burns down
Oh my
I’m right at home with the cowboys and the clowns
And as the fire burned down we’d sing

Chorus:
Wo, we’d sing
We’d sing bye, bye, bye to the light
We’d sing bye, bye, bye to the light
And it sounds just like Shi, li, li, li, li, li,
Oh my
I’m right at home with the cowboys and the clowns

Well, there’s Sir Lancelot and his circle of equals
Some are young, some are old, some are rich, some of us are poor
And there’s Merlin who walks the beach
And sells the crystals
I once knew an angel
Who wore them in her hair

And if you don’t understand
Well I suggest you come, my friend
To the land of the cowboys and the clowns
We’ll be gathered about sunset to sing

The apothecary and his lady lead the caravan
Their minstrel music echoes from the sands
And there’s Sir Keith our knight in shining armor
Doing his best to save this world and all our friends
So come join us and sing
Between the Milky Way and a dream
In the land of the cowboys and the clowns
We’ll be gathering about twilight to sing

Chorus:
Wo, we’d sing
We’d sing bye, bye, bye to the light
We’d sing bye, bye, bye to the light
And it sounds just like Shi, li, li, li, li, li,
Oh my
I’m right at home with you cowboys and the clowns
Yeah, I’m right at home with you-
And you-