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Should've Been a Cowboy    (1992)

I'll bet you never heard old Marshal Dillon say
"Miss Kitty have you ever thought of running away
Settling down, would you marry me
If I asked you twice and begged you pretty please?"
She'd've said, "Yes" in a New York minute
They never tied the knot
His heart wasn't in it
He 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
Wearing my six-shooter, riding my pony on a cattle drive
Stealing the young girls' hearts
Just like Gene and Roy
Singing those campfire songs, whoa
I should've been a cowboy

I might have had a sidekick with a funny name
Running wild through the hills chasing Jesse James
Ending up on the brink of danger
Riding shotgun for the Texas Rangers

Go west young man, haven't you been told?
California's full of whiskey, women and gold
Sleeping 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
Wearing my six-shooter, riding my pony on a cattle drive
Stealing the young girls' hearts
Just like Gene and Roy
Singing 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 wearing my six-shooter, riding my pony on a cattle drive
Stealing the young girls' hearts
Just like Gene and Roy
Singing those campfire songs, whoa
I should've been a cowboy
Yeah, I should've been a cowboy
I should've been a cowboy

Lyrics by Toby Keith.
Recorded by Toby Keith.

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