He's rugged rough and ready his lady's soft and pretty   There must be ten years difference in their ages I suppose   But you don't see any traces or sadness in the faces   Cause together they're the cowboy and the rose   Now the lone cowboy shy like a piece of humble pie   Sips a cup of coffee at the dinner where he goes   Where he waits on the lady to finish waitin' on the tables   But together they're the cowboy and the rose   She's Better Homes and Gardens he's True West magazine   How they got together the good Lord only knows   But it's not for a man to question a love that's made in heaven   And together they're the cowboy and the rose   [ guitar ]   Well the lady keeps her distance there ain't much resistance   From the rednecks and the rounders drinkin' half cups for the road   Cause a man will meet his maker if he ever tried to take her   Or come between the cowboy and the rose   She's Better Homes and Gardens...   Cause together they're the cowboy and the rose