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' a young girl's heart, 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 'neath 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' a young girl's heart, 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' a young girl's heart, 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