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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Mark Knopfler
Vocals
Guy Fletcher
Synthesizer
Ian Thomas
Drums
Danny Cummings
Percussion
Glenn Worf
Bass Guitar
Richard Bennett
Acoustic Guitar
Greg Leisz
Pedal Steel Guitar
Jim Cox
Piano
Emma Topolski
Background Vocals
Tamsin Topolski
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mark Knopfler
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mark Knopfler
Producer
Guy Fletcher
Producer
Luie Stylianou
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Rowan McIntosh
Assistant Recording Engineer
Tom Coath
Assistant Recording Engineer
Eve Morris
Assistant Recording Engineer
Edie Delafield
Assistant Recording Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
It's the same old rodeo
Whenever it appears
The roughnecks and truck drivers
Pipeliners and engineers
[PreChorus]
Our dusty little cowtown
Turned into a boomtown fast
Guess we had to say so long
To our little town of the past
[Chorus]
Janine, my heart goes out to you
I know you've been trying
I've been trying too
[Verse 2]
Now there's big rigs on the highway
Loaded up with sand and tools
Oil rigs on the skyline
New kids in the schools
[PreChorus]
The thing about a cowtown
There's always dust
But it always rains eventually
And rain it must
[Chorus]
Janine, my heart goes out to you
I know you've been trying
I've been trying too
Janine, my heart goes out to you
I know you've been trying
I've been trying too
[Verse 3]
I hope that you've been saving
A little of that boomtown pay
I hope that you've been holding on
To something for a rainy day
[PreChorus]
The thing about a cowtown
There's always dust
The thing about a boom is
There's always a bust
[Chorus]
Janine, my heart goes out to you
I know you've been trying
I've been trying too
Janine, my heart goes out to you
I know you've been trying
I've been trying too
Written by: Mark Knopfler