Lyrics

GONNA BE A COWBOY

When I was young, people asked of me
?When you grow up, what do you want to be??
I was taught to be honest, so I told ?em the truth,
?What I want to be is not like you!?

To have me an office don?t seem that hot
Traffic and bosses, I?d rather not
I got one dream only, it may sound strange,
I just want a pony to ride on the range

Yippee ti yi yo, yippee ti yi yay
Yippee ti yi yo
It?s all I can say
Hey everybody, you know what?
Gonna be a cowboy when I grow up
Gonna be a cowboy when I grow up

Good thing for me I had imagination
It taught me to leave civilization
And I got me a pony and I called him Red
We never was lonely, we never went to bed

We?d ride through the night, under the stars
Life was all right, no TV, no cars
We?d ride into town, bad guys are there
We?d chase ?em around, Boy, they was scared.

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Then one night all the cattle stampeded
Only me and Red could do what was needed
We rounded ?em up, it was easy as nothin?
Then we was heroes, aw shucks, then there was huggin?

My parents said it?d be for the best
If I left Red, came back from the west
I was never so blue when we said goodbye
Guess ya never knew cowboys could cry


My tears have dried, I?ve hung up my spurs
Now I?m a grown up guy and I go to work
I earn my pay but sometimes instead
I drift away, I?m riding on Red

My boss comes in and says,
?Where?s that report??
I say ?I don?t know ma?am,
I been a ridin? my horse!?