My family tradition tends to make me into something that I'm not But I can't think of a better thing for me to be than me, and that's alright by me I don't want to spend my days and nights and years inside some office building No! Just give me the outdoors, a white horse and an old ten-gallon hat What's wrong with that? Not a thing - I just sing I wanna grow up to be a cowboy, just like Buffalo Bill I said it when I was a five-year-old and I guess I always will Cause the cowboy gets the bad guy, and the cowboy gets the girl Best of all he gets a Colt .45 with a handle made of pearl In my dreams I'm the Sheriff of Laredo, and a Texas Ranger too I'm the man who told Geronimo just where to go and what he had to do But the mornin' brings reality right back to me, and damn I'm late for work They can't take my dreams away I'm gonna grow up to be a cowboy, just like Buffalo Bill I said it when I was a five-year-old and I guess I always will Cause the cowboy gets the bad guy, and the cowboy gets the girl Best of all he gets a Colt .45 with a handle made of pearl Oh yeah, I'm gonna grow up to be a cowboy, just like Buffalo Bill I said it when I was a little boy and I guess I always will The cowboy gets the bad guy. The cowboy gets the girl Best of all he gets a Colt .45 with a handle made of pearl A handle made of pearl

Ha, ha, ha (C'mon, c'mon, c'mon) Ha, ha, ha I don't wanna grow up, no I don't wanna grow up I'm still naive, young, wild, and free Oh-ho, ho, ho (c'mon, c'mon, c'mon) ah-ha Ah-oh, oh, ah, oh (oh, ah, oh, ha, ha, ha) I don't wanna hear it, no I don't wanna feel it Don't lecture me, just let me be Oh-ho, ho, ho (c'mon, c'mon, c'mon) ah-ha Ah-oh, ho, ho, ah, oh (ho, ah, oh) If love is a lie It's the most beautiful lie that you ever been told 'Cause nothin', nothin' makes me feel like you do Even though I see through you If love is a lie Then please, don't ever tell me the truth (c'mon, c'mon, c'mon) 'Cause nothin', nothin' makes me feel like you do Even though I see through you I don't wanna live it, no I don't wanna live it Reality, just not for me Oh-oh-ho, ho, oh (c'mon, c'mon, c'mon) oh-ho Ho-ho-ho, ho, ah, ho, yeah-hey-hey Like a cheap tequila, it makes you sick But it tastes so good, it's so good on your lips Take a sip, just one more hit I love it when you do it, when you do it like this (c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon) Ah-ho, when you do it, when you do it like this (c'mon, c'mon, c'mon) If love is a lie It's the most beautiful lie that you ever been told 'Cause nothin', nothin' makes me feel like you do Even though I see through you If love is a lie (c'mon, c'mon, c'mon) Then please, don't ever tell me the truth 'Cause nothin', nothin' makes me feel like you do (c'mon, c'mon, c'mon) Even though I see through you (C'mon, c'mon, c'mon) Woo-hoo (c'mon, c'mon, c'mon) Love is a lie, is a lie (c'mon, c'mon, c'mon) (C'mon, c'mon, c'mon) If love is a lie (c'mon, c'mon, c'mon) It's the most beautiful lie that you ever been told 'Cause nothin', nothin' makes me feel like you do (c'mon, c'mon, c'mon) Even though I see through you If love is a lie (c'mon, c'mon, c'mon) Then please, don't ever tell me the truth 'Cause nothin', nothin' makes me feel like you do (hey, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon) Even though I see through you, hoo-hoo (C'mon, c'mon, c'mon) (C'mon, c'mon, c'mon)

I don't want you growing up to be me Givin' everything to chase my dreams You don't have to worry yet I can hold you close When she throws away your teenage heart When you passed the test but crashed the car Big boys ought to cry sometimes It's okay if you do If you need me I'm here Just gonna love you The best that I can And if you call me Four AM I'll be there I'll be right there So go and take this world apart 'Cause I know you'll do it With your momma's heart And all that I ask is don't grow up to be me Grow up to be you I'll know that I'll catch you stealing liquour from me 'Cause I remember doing the same at 16 Wake you on the bathroom floor Make sure you're alright 'Cause when you need me I'm here When you get in trouble I'll steer you clear And when you call me For a lift home I'll be there I'll be right there So go and take this world apart 'Cause I know you'll do it With your momma's heart And all that I ask is don't grow up to be me Grow up to be you If you get lost among the stars Don't forget you've always got your momma's heart And I don't wanna push you Whatever you do Grow up to be you Now there's a reason and a rhyme for most things But you should try to find your own in everything And take your time There's no rush to grow up So go and take this world apart 'Cause I know you'll do it With your momma's heart And all that I ask is don't grow up to be me Grow up to be you And if you get lost among the stars Don't forget you've always got your momma's heart I don't wanna push you Whatever you do Grow up to be you No, I don't want to push you Whatever you do Grow up to be you

Don't drive your truck off Riverside Drive Or think the Lord turns a blind eye Don't pour your heart out on a page Or try and laugh the pain away Don't burn a bridge that you can't fix Don't hold those aces up your sleeve I know a thing or two, take it from me You got the whole world in front of you You can do anything that you wanna do Ain't a damn thing, son, that you've gotta prove You can be whatever you wanna be Just don't grow up to be like me Don't blink, 'cause you'll be thirty-five And cuss the years that just flew by Don't try and change the unchanged past 'Cause I promise you won't get it back No, you'll never get 'em back You got the whole world in front of you You can do anything that you wanna do Ain't a damn thing, son, that you've gotta prove You can be whatever you wanna be Just don't grow up to be like me I ain't saying don't live life like your old man Just know that I learned the hard way so you don't have to You got the whole world in front of you You can do anything that you wanna do Ain't a damn thing, son, that you've gotta prove You can be whatever you wanna be Just don't grow up to be like me You can be whatever you want to be

You want to know How it will be Me and her Or you and me You both stand there Your long hair flowing Your eyes alive, your mind still growing Saying to me What can we do now that we both love you? I love you too And I don't really see Why can't we go on as three You are afraid Embarrassed too No one has ever said such a thing to you Your mother's ghost stands at your shoulders A face like ice A little bit colder Saying to you "You cannot do that, it breaks all the rules" You learned in school But I don't really see Why can't we go on as three We love each other It's plain to see There's just one answer That comes to be Sister lovers Water brothers And in time maybe others So you see What we can do is to try something new If you're crazy too And I don't really see Why can't we go on as three

Fido stayed all night, he would not go home I asked him to leave, I said I do not have that bone I was feelin' lonesome sittin' by the phone Wide awake stayin' up late wishin' I was home You were on the outside talking to some chick I was on the inside feelin' mighty sick Sleep is what I wanted, you know what I got Wide awake... Dogs have it made, lyin' round in the shade Never have to worry about get there on time I can't help but wonder what was on your mind Ridin' round in the pouring rain, havin a heck of time Livin' may be easy, dyin' may be hard But I'm wide awake stayin' up late, sendin' my regards

You showed me how to do exactly what you do, How I fell in love with you Ohh ohh its true, oh I love you You showed me how to say, exactly what you say, in that very special way, ooh ooh its true, you fell for me too. And when I tried it, I could see her fall And I decided Its not a trip at all You taught it to me too, exactly what you do, and now you love me too. Ooh ooh its true, We're in love too La la la la la ooh ooh its true we're in love too You showed me how to do exactly what you do how I fell in love with you.