Long ago when I was a young man, working out in Tennessee
I met a girl with flaming hair, green eyes and a temper harder than me
We worked on a ranch a cowboy and cowgirl
But ohh it wasn't meant to be
Like mustangs running wild in Nevada, that girl just wanted to be free
A girl as wild as the blazing sun she just wants to have fun
Riding bulls, bucking broncos
Drinking whisky all night
Shooting bottles with a pistol
Breaking up a fist fight
Spit tobacco with your daddy
Then line dance with your momma
Rodeo from California all the way to Oklahoma
Hell
I never thought I would see
A girl more cowboy than me
Sherilee
Now being a young man with heart shaped eyes
I wanted to make her mine
Put on a clean shirt and polished
My boots until I could see them shine
Went to town and bought the prettiest flowers
That miss Sandy had at her store
Then rode on up to the house on the hill and
Knocked on Sherilee's door
But boy did she knock me a peg or two when she said I don't want you
Riding bulls, bucking broncos
Drinking whisky all night
Shooting bottles with a pistol
Breaking up a fist fight
Spit tobacco with your daddy
Then line dance with your momma
Rodeo from California all the way to Oklahoma
Hell
I never thought I would see
Way out in Tennessee
She was wild and free
A girl more cowboy than me
Sherilee