if i was a cowboy
i'd ride a horse
have a hat
& boots
of course

if i was a cowboy
i'd be a loner
not a stoner
a be aloner

if i was a cowboy
i'd have the joy
of livin' free
of bein' me
i'd see
the wide open praries
the sunsets
the bets

won & lost
pay the cost
of bein' a cowboy

that is
if i was a cowboy

but i'm just a hippie
i'm just me

yippie kai yae
ain't much ta' say

ain't much difference
in cowboys
&
hippies
kai yo yippies

we're both loners
we're both stoners
each
in our own way

livin' in the past
the future that won't last
the life
that went away

if i was a cowboy
i'd do it my way