cowboy band

when i was young and just a boy

i had myself a dream

i'd get a horse and ride the range

with roy and gene

we'd save the girl in the nick of time

and have the fastest guns

sing a song while the credits rolled

and disappear into the setting sun

i didn't want to play football

or be a business man

all i ever really wanted to do

was play in a cowboy band

so give me a guitar

and some shined up boots

and i'll show you where i stand

somewhere out on the navajo trail

playin' in a cowboy band

when i was nine i stood in line

to see merle and the strangers play

but when the show was over

and the lights went down

i climbed up on that stage

i looked at all that i would play

and they'd be dancin' in the aisles

so give me a guitar

and some shined up boots

and i'll show you where i stand

somewhere out on the navajo trail

playin' in a cowboy band

yea

i just might be in your hometown tonight

but i'll be playin' in a cowboy band.