Don't let 'em pick guitars and drive them old trucks
They'll never stay home and they're always alone
They'll never stay home and they're always alone
Cowboys like smoky old pool rooms and clear mountain mornin's
Mama don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys
Mama don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys
He'll probably just ride away
And they'd rather give you a song then diamonds or gold
Mama don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys
They'll never stay home and they're always alone
Make 'em be doctors and lawyers and such
Don't let 'em pick guitars and drive them old trucks
Even with someone they love
Mama don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys
Make 'em be doctors and lawyers and such
Cowboys ain't easy to love and they're harder to hold
And them that do sometimes won't know how to take him
Even with someone they love
Songwriters: Ed Bruce, Patsy Bruce
And if you don't understand him and he don't die young
Mama don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys
Mama don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys
Make 'em be doctors and lawyers and such
Mama don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys
Publisher: SONY/ATV SONGS D/B/A TREE PUBG CO
And them that don't know him won't like him
Little warm puppies and children and girls of the night
Do things to make you think he's right
He ain't wrong he's just different but his pride won't let him
Lone star belt buckles and old faded Levis each night begins a new day
Mama don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys
Make 'em be doctors and lawyers and such
Even with someone they love
Don't let 'em pick guitars and drive them old trucks
Don't let 'em pick guitars and drive them old trucks