Boone's Love Ballad

Cowboy in photorealistic environment by @freepik

I finally found the password to open an old laptop of mine where I had stored a lot of stuff--including the screenplay The Last Solo Roller was adapted from. While I was perusing the documents in its files, I found a song I had written for Will Boone. Here it is:

Boone’s Love Ballad

A Harley was my easy chair, the open road my home.

There was nothing to tie me down—

This guy was meant to roam.

An easy smile and light touch put butter on my bread.

Women paid to be held close—my office was a bed.

Who knew when I let my guard down love would drop into my life?

Ev’rything about her charmed me. I had to make her my wife.

I rode wherever I felt and played life like a game.

I woke each day in a new town—

A gypsy with no name.

A come-hither look set the stage for every tryst.

Women paid to not be lonely—how could I resist?

Who knew when I let my guard down love would drop into my life?

Ev’rything about her warmed me. I had to make her my wife.

Tight jeans on tall blonde blue-eyed daydream making angels sigh.

Any wistful gal my quarry—

With a wink---I was sly.

Kissin’ and lovin’ them ‘til they’d think they were my own.

The night was lust-filled heaven—at dawn, they’d wake alone.

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Who knew when I let my guard down love would drop into my life?

Everything about her teased me. I had to make her my wife.

I didn’t see it coming. I thought it’d be the same.

Something ‘bout her caught my fancy—

The full moon was to blame.

Her touch aroused me. Her eyes stoked embers in my heart.

Naught could ease my longing for the pain of Cupid’s dart.

Who knew when I let my guard down love would drop into my life?

Everything about her pleased me. I had to make her my wife.

Fate dealt this lover a new hand and I changed my ways.

I turned into a gentleman

For the rest of my days.

I had to earn her trust and be her one and only.

The price for my new life was a love that set me free.

Who knew when I let my guard down love would drop into my life?

Everything about her shamed me. I had to make her my wife.

Who knew when I let my guard down love would drop into my life?

Everything about her tamed me. I had to make her my wife.

Pretty, huh?