Mammas don't let your Babies grow up to be Cowboys


[Verse 1]
             
Cowboys ain't 

              
easy to love a

              
nd they're har

       
der to hold
            
They'd rather 

              
give you a son

              
g than diamond

     
s or gold

Lone Star belt

 buckles and o

ld faded Levis

 and

each night beg

ins a new day
       
If you don't u

nderstand him 

and he don't d

ie young
              
he'll probably

            
 just ride awa

y


[Chorus]
             
Mammas don't l

              
et your Babies

              
 grow up to be

 
 Cowboys
      
Don't let 'em 

pick guitars a

nd drive them 

old trucks
              
Let 'em be doc

              
tors and lawye

       
rs and such
             
Mammas don't l

              
et your Babies

              
 grow up to be

 
 Cowboys
           
Cause they nev

er stay home a

nd they're alw

ays alone
              
even with some

         
one they love


[Verse 2]
             
Cowboys like s

              
moky old pool 

              
rooms and clea

           
r mountain mor

nings
            
Little warm pu

              
ppies and chil

              
dren and girls

        
 of the night

Them that don'

t know him won

't like him an

d them that do

sometimes won'

t know how to 

take him
         
He ain't wrong

, he's just di

fferent but hi

s pride won't 

let him
              
do things to m

              
ake you think 

     
he's right


[Chorus]
             
Mammas don't l

              
et your Babies

              
 grow up to be

 
 Cowboys
      
Don't let 'em 

pick guitars a

nd drive them 

old trucks
              
Let 'em be doc

              
tors and lawye

       
rs and such
             
Mammas don't l

              
et your Babies

              
 grow up to be

 
 Cowboys
           
Cause they nev

er stay home a

nd they're alw

ays alone
              
even with some

         
one they love

             
Mammas don't l

              
et your Babies

              
 grow up to be

 
 Cowboys
      
Don't let 'em 

pick guitars a

nd drive them 

old trucks

(fade out)