In the second verse, Kacey also comes to terms with the end of the relationship, suggesting that she should have known from the start that this guy was no good for her. Golden Hour is like a smashing together of the mainstream with some more thoughtful genres of music, making it an album that just about anybody can enjoy. This further ties Kacey in with the counterculture of the 1960s and 70s, which is certainly what she was going for with this album. The second and final verse brings a Neil Young reference into the mix, with the lyric “after the gold rush, there ain’t no reason to stay” connecting the song to Neil’s song and album, After The Gold Rush. You can have your space, cowboy Chorus to “Space Cowboy” by Kacey Musgraves. We can hear this in the chorus, which is repeated three times throughout the song: Rather than hoping for a chance to tie down her cowboy, she instead decides to let him run. This is her way of tying the song in with the counterculture, with a subtle nod to the hippies as she otherwise sings of self-empowerment and the end of a relationship due to somebody else’s attitudes and actions. Rather than using “space cowboy” as a name for her ex-boyfriend, she breaks the phrase up, singing instead, “you can have your space, cowboy”. Since you don’t wanna stay anymore First verse to “Space Cowboy” by Kacey Musgraves. Would be like saying that the sky ain’t blueĪnd boots weren’t made for sitting by the door She recognizes that her cowboy is dreaming of greener pastures, and says that it’s as obvious to her as the sky is blue that he doesn’t want to stay anymore. The first verse depicts the moment when Kacey realizes that the relationship had reached its end, with a scene that shows the couple having a moment of disconnect.
It was also used as a song title by the Steve Miller Band in 1969. Kacey makes a play on the term “space cowboy”, which first came about in the 1960s to describe a person who is stoned all the time. The lyrics to “Space Cowboy” detail the end of a relationship with a “bad boy”, so to speak, who drives a Silverado and doesn’t want to be tied down. Containing hits like “Slow Burn”, “Rainbow”, and of course, “Space Cowboy”, the record is an exercise in applying psychedelic and atmospheric themes to country music, and it slaps. The album was a massive success and won Kacey the GRAMMY award for Album of the Year in 2019. Kacey Musgraves’ “Space Cowboy” is a cosmic country breakup song from her 2018 masterpiece album Golden Hour.
Kacey Musgraves live on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in March 2018.
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