So you think you're a cowboy but you're only a kid With a mind to do everything wrong And it starts to get smoother when the circle begins But by the time that you get there it's gone So you think you're a winner but you're losing again The cards are all lucky and then And the hand that you're holding means nothing at all Just knowing is all that is there So you think you're a cowboy but you're only a kid With a mind to do everything wrong And it starts to get smoother, the circle begins But by the time that you get there it's gone So your life is fun, best that you can Tomorrow could not right the wrong And don't wait for tomorrow bring you your dreams 'Cause by the time that they get there, gone So you think you're a cowboy but you're only a kid With a mind to do everything wrong And it starts to get smoother when the circle begins But by the time that you get there it's gone Yeah but by the time that you get there it's gone