Young Dallas Cowboy Lyrics - David Allan Coe

By David Allan Coe 

Well, I've hiked through the sage brush, 

I ran up some rail 

I slept on the bench in a few county jails 

And they laugh as they knocked all the wind from my sail 

When I was a young Dallas Cowboy 

I've tried hard to tackle the problems at hand 

I've kicked a few habits, and I've marched to the band 

I tried hard to follow the lady of the land 

When I was a young Dallas Cowboy 

I've made a few passes that weren't incomplete 

I stumbled through yards on my way to the street 

Running from beds where I did more than sleep 

When I was a young Dallas Cowboy 

(Talk) 

Well, he tackled the bottle and he fumbled the ball 

And he'd touchdown in alleys along where he'd fall 

Just wait for his son to make up for it all 

When I was a young Dallas Cowboy 

When I was a baby, he broke up the team 

Divorcing my Mama to live with a dream 

He had back in college when he was still green 

And I was a young Dallas Cowboy 

Now the footballs I held did not fit in my hand 

Got me a guitar and I've got me a band 

So don't put me down when I'm taking my stand 

Be proud of this young Dallas Cowboy 

Yeah I'm proud I'm a young Dallas Cowboy 

Be proud of those young Dallas Cowboys