[Verse 1]
Come all you young cowboys and listen to me
And don't waste your life on that old hanging tree
And don't think that size ever makes man small
You find out it's nothing at all
They know a tension when the old words are said
Don't cheat in poker and don't lose your head
Lost cowboys are human and bullets kill dead
Six guns don't make a man tall

[Chorus]
Because it's all so easy to run with the crowd
And they are a damn good bunch of cowboys
Makes a man feel proud

[Verse 2]
Do a honest days work for the money you spend
Be fast with the ladies and slow with the man
Be kind to your horses and true to your friends
And treat every mother's son fair
Don't stay in town late on a Saturday night
Don't let no one tease you into a fight
Because when they're saddled with guns
There ain't nobody right
It's a short trail that leads to nowhere
[Chorus][x2]