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[00:01.29]I coulda been most anything I put my mind to be
[00:07.45]But a cowboy's life was the only life for me
[00:13.12]It's a strong man's occupation, ridin' herd and livin' free
[00:19.23]But strong men often fail
[00:22.24]Where shrewd men can prevail
[00:25.39]I'm an old man now with nothin' left to say
[00:31.24]But oh God, how I worked my youth away
[00:38.88]Well, you may not recognize my face, I used to be a star
[00:44.65]A cowboy hero known both near and far
[00:50.34]I perched upon a silver mount and sang with my guitar
[00:56.40]But the studio, of course
[00:59.29]Owned my saddle and my horse
[01:02.26]But that six-gun on the wall belongs to me
[01:08.34]Oh God, I can't live a memory
[01:15.81]You know I'd like to put my finger on that trigger once again
[01:22.04]And point that gun at all the prideful men
[01:26.96]All the voyeurs and the lawyers who can pull a fountain pen
[01:33.96]And put you where they choose
[01:36.75]With the language that they use
[01:39.91]And enslave you 'til you work your youth away
[01:46.06]Oh God, how I worked my youth away
[01:52.30]Whoopie ty-yi-oh
[01:54.89]Whoopie ty-yi-ay
[01:57.87]One man's work is another man's play
[02:02.69]Oh God, how I worked my youth away
[02:09.78]You see I always liked the notion of a cowboy fightin' crime
[02:16.22]This photograph was taken in my prime
[02:21.62]I could beat those desperados but there's no sense fightin' time
[02:27.87]But the singin' was a ball
[02:30.86]'Cause I'm not musical at all
[02:33.85]I moved my lips to someone else's voice
[02:52.07]Yes, I coulda been most anything I put my mind to be
[02:57.82]But a cowboy's life was the only life for me
[03:03.87]It's a strong man's occupation, ridin' herd and livin' free
[03:09.99]But strong men often fail
[03:12.97]Where shrewd men can prevail
[03:16.15]I'm an old man now with nothin' left to say
[03:22.33]But oh God, how I worked my youth away
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