IF I WAS A COWBOY - WILD AT HEART WITH FRONTIER IN MY SOUL HUMBLED BY THE BIG SKY GROUNDED AS THE PRAIRIE EARTH BELOW I WOULDN'T WANT FOR MUCH ''' NOTHING BUT THE CLOTHES UPON MY BACK AND A BANDANA FOR MY BROW NO CARES TO TIE ME DOWN IF I WAS A COWBOY I'D TAKE THESE TRYING TIMES WITH A GRAIN OF SALT I'D BE A MAN OF FEW WORDS BUT THE ONES I SAY I'D SAY SO THEY'D HIT HOME I'D SIMPLIFY MY LIVING SPEND MORE TIME ON GIVIN AND A LOT LESS TIME ON POLITICS AND SUCH NO I WOULDN'T WORRY MUCH IF I WAS A COWBOY (alternate back half of second verse) (AND KEEP FROM POINTING FINGERS AT THE ONES WHO TAKE FOR GRANTED ALL THE FREEDOM THAT THIS GREAT COUNTRY HAS GIVEN IF I WAS A COWBOY) CHORUS: I DON'T HAVE TO RIDE THE RANGE TO SING A COUNTRY SONG I DON'T HAVE TO BREAK MY BACK TO WORK HARD ALL DAY LONG I DON'T HAVE TO WEAR THESE DUSTY BOOTS TO WALK THE LINE I WOULDN'T BE THAT DIFFERENT OF A GUY IF I WAS A COWBOY IF I WAS A COWBOY I WOULD STILL SAY GRACE AT SUPPER EVERY NIGHT I'D PUT MY FAMILY FIRST ON THE LIST OF THINGS THAT MATTER MOST IN LIFE I'D WEAR MY HAT OUT IN THE BARN AND TAKE IT OFF IN CHURCH AND TRUST MY GOD TO BE THE ONE TO CALL THE PLAYS AND COUNT MY BLESSINGS EVERY DAY LIKE ANY OTHER COWBOY REPEAT CHORUS: CHORUS: I DON'T' HAVE TO WEAR THESE DUSTY BOOTS TO WALK THE LINE I WOULDN'T BE THAT DIFFERENT OF A GUY IF I WAS A COWBOY ''' IF I WAS A COWBOY TAG: IF I WAS A COWBOY