Should've Been A Cowboy

Album: Toby Keith (1993)
Charted: 93
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  • I bet you've never heard ol' Marshal Dillon say
    Miss Kitty, have you ever thought of runnin' away?
    Settlin' down, would you marry me
    If I asked you twice and begged you, pretty please?
    She'd have said, "Yes", in a New York minute
    They never tied the knot, his heart wasn't in it
    He just stole a kiss as he rode away
    He never hung his hat up at Kitty's place

    I should've been a cowboy
    I should've learned to rope and ride
    Wearin' my six-shooter, ridin' my pony on a cattle drive
    Stealin' the young girls' hearts
    Just like Gene and Roy
    Singin' those campfire songs
    Whoa, I should've been a cowboy

    I might have had a sidekick with a funny name
    Runnin' wild through the hills chasin' Jesse James
    Ending up on the brink of danger
    Ridin' shotgun for the Texas Rangers
    Go west young man, haven't you been told?
    California's full of whiskey, women and gold
    Sleepin' out all night beneath the desert stars
    With a dream in my eye and a prayer in my heart

    I should've been a cowboy
    I should've learned to rope and ride
    Wearin' my six-shooter, ridin' my pony on a cattle drive
    Stealin' the young girls' hearts
    Just like Gene and Roy
    Singin' those campfire songs
    Whoa, I should've been a cowboy

    I should've been a cowboy
    I should've learned to rope and ride
    I'd be wearin' my six-shooter, ridin' my pony on a cattle drive
    Stealin' the young girls' hearts
    Just like Gene and Roy
    Singin' those campfire songs
    Whoa, I should've been a cowboy

    Yeah, I should've been a cowboy
    I should've been a cowboy Writer/s: Toby Keith
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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