Should've Been A Cowboy lyrics - Jason Aldean

(originally by Toby Keith)

I'll bet you've never heard ol' 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 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

Wearing my six-shooter, riding my pony on a cattle drive

Stealing a young girl's heart

Just like Gene and Roy

Singing 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

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 a young girl's heart

Just like Gene and Roy

Singing those campfire songs

Oh, I should've been a cowboy

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 a young girl's heart

Just like Gene and Roy

Singing those campfire songs

Oh, I should've been a cowboy

Yeah, I should've been a cowboy

I should've been a cowboy