Should've Been A Cowboy

I bet you never heard ol' Marshall Dillon say

"Miss Kitty, have you ever thought of runnin' away?

Settling' down, would you marry me?

If I ask you twice and beg 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, oh, I should've been a cowboy

I might've 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

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, oh, 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, oh, I should've been a cowboy

Yeah, I should've been a cowboy

I should've been a cowboy