If You Were a Cowboy

When I first saw you

With your five o'clock shadow

You were starin' off into the sun

And your eyes shot through me

As you took a shot of whiskey

Like an outlaw on the run

So it didn't take me by surprise

When you walked right up

And asked me to dance

But like a desert mirage

The closer you got

I knew you didn't stand a chance

If you had real dust on your boots

The kind that's passed down from your roots

I bet I would fall for you

If you were a cowboy

If runnin' free ran in your blood

You wouldn't have to pick me up

You'd just ride off with my love

If you were a cowboy

Just a big city boy wearing turquoise rings

And your hundred-dollar ripped-up jeans

Smokin' Marlboro Lights in the bar every night

Thinkin' that's what it really means

If you had real dust on your boots

The kind that's passed down from your roots

I bet I would fall for you

If you were a cowboy

If runnin' free ran in your blood

You wouldn't have to pick me up

You'd just ride off with my love

If you were a cowboy

If you were a cowboy

If you were a cowboy

I need a man who's raised up tough

The kind that falls and gets right back up

Maybe you would make the cut

If you were a cowboy

'Cause I got real dust on my boots

The kind that's passed down from my roots

I bet I would fall for you

If you were a cowboy

If you were a cowboy

If you were a cowboy