Cowboys ain't easy to love
and they're harder to hold
They'd rather give you a song
Lonestar belt buckles and old faded Levi's
and each night begins a new day
If you don't understand him
He'll probably just ride away
Mamas' don't let your babies
Don't let 'em pick guitars
Let 'em be doctors and lawyers and such
Mamas' don't let your babies
'Cause they'll never stay home
Even with someone they love
Cowboys like smokey old pool rooms
and clear mountain mornin's
and children and girls of the night
Them that don't know him won't like him
sometimes won't know how to take him
He ain't wrong he's just different
But his pride won't let him do things
to make you think he's right
Mamas' don't let your babies
Don't let 'em pick guitars
Let 'em be doctors and lawyers and such
Mamas' don't let your babies
'Cause they'll never stay home
Even with someone they love