{"id":71,"date":"2026-05-07T18:38:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T22:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lobsteroptimus.com\/ltd\/?p=71"},"modified":"2026-05-07T18:38:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T22:38:21","slug":"im-not-taking-off-my-boots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lobsteroptimus.com\/ltd\/2026\/05\/07\/im-not-taking-off-my-boots\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m Not Taking Off My Boots"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I&#039;m not Taking off my Boots by Lobster Optimus Ltd\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F2251576151&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=960&#038;maxwidth=640\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019m not taking off my boots; I\u2019m not staying<br>A cowboy sleeps beneath the stars; coyotes playing<br>I was meant to drive cattle far across the old and lonesome range<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boy that bed inside your ranch looks enticing<br>The fire place and heat that it provides is quite inviting<br>But I made a promise to Pa; That I would always sleep beneath the stars<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hey I think I hear a noise; is that howling?<br>Something just behind that bush; I think is growling<br>Maybe just for good luck I should think about sleeping there inside<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Talk] I promised my Pa that I would be come a cowboy and ride the trail like dear old dad. But I never realized until now how lonely the life of a cowboy really is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019m not taking off my boots, when I\u2019m sleeping<br>When I\u2019m sleeping outside things are creeping<br>Cowboys they don\u2019t use a tent; although a tent is always meant to keep you dry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019m not sure just what to do; now I\u2019m sleepy<br>I think I see the moon is blue; just like the blue cheese<br>Now I\u2019m falling asleep I hope nothing wants to bother me tonight<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I kept on my cowboy boots; through the desert night<br>I knew that I would be o k; that I\u2019d be all right<br>The sun is up; the bell rings; it\u2019s breakfast time in cowboy land again<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m not taking off my boots; I\u2019m not stayingA cowboy sleeps beneath the stars; coyotes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pickme"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lobsteroptimus.com\/ltd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lobsteroptimus.com\/ltd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lobsteroptimus.com\/ltd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lobsteroptimus.com\/ltd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lobsteroptimus.com\/ltd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lobsteroptimus.com\/ltd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72,"href":"https:\/\/lobsteroptimus.com\/ltd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71\/revisions\/72"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lobsteroptimus.com\/ltd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lobsteroptimus.com\/ltd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lobsteroptimus.com\/ltd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}