Be a cowboy
All the mamas in the world out there'll say
They pray their babies'll turn out the right way
Stay away from the honky-tonks
The rodeos and the bad ol' Broncs
They won't wind up ridin' them fences
Drivin' old trucks with two-ton winches
Desperadoes 'til the day they die
And I guess that's why
Everybody wants to be a cowboy (a cowboy)
A cowboy
Livin' wild like they do out west
Be the best, ride away in the sunset
Kick up a little dust and you're gone
Just like some old country song
Every time if you had the choice
Everybody wants to be a cowboy
(Yeah, be a cowboy)
Yeah, they treat you like you're some kind of big rock star
Buy all your drinks when you walk in the bar
Even all the people out in Hollywood
Makin' movies about you, make you look good
Ain't no fun 'til you break a few bones
Knock off the dust, put your hat back on
Flyin' up high, burnin' gasoline
I think I know what they mean
Everybody wants to be a cowboy (a cowboy)
A cowboy
Livin' wild like they do out west
Be the best, ride away in the sunset
Kick up a little dust and you're gone
Just like some old country song
Every time if you had the choice
Everybody wants to be a cowboy
(Yeah, they treat you like you're some kind of big rock star)
And I guess that's why
Everybody wants to be a cowboy (a cowboy)
A cowboy
Livin' wild like they do out west
Be the best, ride away in the sunset
Kick up a little dust and you're gone
Just like some old country song
Every time if you had the choice
Everybody wants to be a cowboy
(Yeah, be a cowboy)