[Verse 1] Yes, sir, he used to be a cowboy Riding fences in the sun Then he met a bully out in Texas So he drew down with his gun He’s not the kind to look for trouble Not the kind to look to fight But he left that Texan bleeding As he rode off in the night [Chorus] He used to be a cowboy Now he’s an outlaw on the run He used to be a cowboy Now he’s running toward the sun You might see him on a poster Wanted dead or alive If you think that you can take him They’ll pay money for his hide [Verse 2] His sister was a young girl Too gentle for the street But that goddamned Texas cowboy Treated her like something cheap She told him of the beatings She shared with him her pain The Texan left her cold and broken Battered in the rain [Chorus] He used to be a cowboy Now he’s an outlaw on the run He used to be a cowboy Now he’s running toward the sun You can find him on a poster Wanted dead or alive If you think that you can take him They’ll pay money for his hide [Bridge] Some say he was born unlucky Some say he crossed the line Some say the world got smaller And it left his kind behind But when the sunset burns the desert And the dust begins to rise You’ll hear him ride at midnight Where the old west never dies [Outro] He used to be a cowboy Now he’s an outlaw on the run Yes, he used to be a cowboy Still running toward the sun If you know him from the poster Don’t dare look him in the eye He ain’t just another outlaw He's the west saying goodbye
