Young Dallas Cowboy

By David Allan Coe

Well, I've hiked through the sage brush,

I ran up some rail

I slept on the bench in a few county jails

And they laugh as they knocked all the wind from my sail

When I was a young Dallas Cowboy

I've tried hard to tackle the problems at hand

I've kicked a few habits, and I've marched to the band

I tried hard to follow the lady of the land

When I was a young Dallas Cowboy

I've made a few passes that weren't incomplete

I stumbled through yards on my way to the street

Running from beds where I did more than sleep

When I was a young Dallas Cowboy

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Well, he tackled the bottle and he fumbled the ball

And he'd touchdown in alleys along where he'd fall

Just wait for his son to make up for it all

When I was a young Dallas Cowboy

When I was a baby, he broke up the team

Divorcing my Mama to live with a dream

He had back in college when he was still green

And I was a young Dallas Cowboy

Now the footballs I held did not fit in my hand

Got me a guitar and I've got me a band

So don't put me down when I'm taking my stand

Be proud of this young Dallas Cowboy

Yeah I'm proud I'm a young Dallas Cowboy

Be proud of those young Dallas Cowboys