Song 90: Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?, Paula Cole

Unfortunately, it's not ironic that Paula Cole's ironic song Where Have All The Cowboys Gone? was misunderstood by a lot of people. Lots of literalists and romance writers heard it as a call to get back to the good old days of John Wayne, and as a sign women needed a little old-timey romance.

Why don't you stay the evening

Kick back and watch the TV

And I'll fix a little something to eat

Oh I know your back hurts from working on the tractor

How do you take your coffee my sweet

I will raise the children if you pay all the bills

Ah, yes, those happy times when men went to work and women stayed home and cleaned the house. Who wouldn't want that, literalists? Well, um, women.