At age six he wanted to be a cowboy
had a toy holster and a cowboy gun
and a big ten-gallon cowboy hat
watched a ton of cowboy movies
sang all the cowboy songs he heard
wanted to die with his boots on
if he ever had to die in a shootout

when he grew older and discovered
he had a talent for singing songs
he became a country music star
and achieved his cowboy dreams
in that kind of country music way.

Bob Boyd