Well first off I'm an Okie

So don't call me Tex

No I don't mind you asking about this cast here on my leg

I had a little bad luck with a bull in Santa Fe

He stomped me good but I'll ride tonight

Cause if I Don't I don't get paid

No I never though about a safer line of work

With a little more security that won't get me hurt



You can take away my pickup

Put me in a black sedan

Hang up my hat, spurs, and boots

Ditch my Copenhagen can

Put me in a high-rise office make

Me wear a suit and tie

But I'll be a cowboy 'til the day I die



Unless you're one of us you'll never understand

Cowboy ain't just what I do

It's who I am, It's how I think

It's what I feel, It's the way of life I love

And no it ain't like I had a choice it's in my blood



You can take away my pickup

Put me in a black sedan

Hang up my hat, spurs, and boots

Ditch my Copenhagen can

Put me in a high-rise office make

Me wear a suit and tie

But I'll be a cowboy 'til the day I die



You can take away my pickup

Put me in a black sedan

Hang up my hat, spurs, and boots

Ditch my Copenhagen can

Put me in a high-rise office make

Me wear a suit and tie

But I'll be a cowboy 'til the day I die



Yeah, I'll be a cowboy 'til the day I die