When I was six, I had two forty-fives Strapped to my hips, wanted dead or alive And all of the kids thought that I was a good guy at heart When I got to high school, not much really changed I ran from the cops in my souped-up Mustang And all of the girls thought that I was a good guy at heart And I'd ride like a thief on the run And I'd hide from the things that I've done And I'd fly like the wind to the sunset Just like a cowboy should do Just like a cowboy should do Girl, I will love you the best that I can But you need to know that I am what I am I'm not a bad guy but I'm not a good guy at heart And I'll ride like a thief on the run Say goodbye to the things that I've done And I'll fly like the wind to the sunset Just like a cowboy should do Just like a cowboy should do Wish I could tell you that I'll always stay But I can't help that God made me this way I know that there'll come a day When I ride like a thief on the run Say goodbye to the things that I've done And I'll fly like the wind to the sunset Just like a cowboy should do Just like a cowboy should do Just like a cowboy should do