Jenny ' s daddy was five years gone

By the time that Jenny was 6 years old

It was her and her mom and her parakeet Pete

In a little blue house at the end of the street

Her friends ask her what her daddy did

And you know how it is when you ' re just a kid

She couldn ' t tell em that she didn ' t know so Jenny just lied and told em

He ' s a cowboy

Riding the range

He ' s got a painted pony with a flowing mane

And he ' s chasin the sun

Dodgin the rain

And he don ' t go running away

When it gets tough

He ' s made of that stuff that don ' t let you down boy

No he ' s a cowboy

He ' s a cowboy

10 years later after a pillow fight

Well Jenny and her friends got to talking bout life

What they ' re gonna do when they graduate

What kind of guy they ' re gonna marry one day

And All of her friends said the usual stuff

You know Doctors and lawyers and bankers and such

But jenny didn ' t even bat an eye when

She started talking about her dream guy

He ' s a cowboy

Riding the range

He ' s got a painted pony with a flowing mane

And he ' s chasin the sun

Dodgin the rain

And he don ' t go running away

When it gets tough

He ' s made of that stuff that don ' t let you down boy

No he ' s a cowboy

He ' s a cowboy

Jenny married a guy named Mike

And they had a little boy and started a life

Mike ran off 4 yrs ago

And now her little boy is five years old

And Jenny looks out the window with a smile

At the way life works when you give it a while

Little man running round out back

With a stick horse and a little red hat

He ' s a cowboy

Riding the range

He ' s got a painted pony with a flowing mane

And he ' s chasin the sun

Dodgin the rain

And he don ' t go running away

When it gets tough

He ' s made of that stuff that don ' t let you down boy

No he ' s a cowboy

Yeah he ' s a cowboy

And he got her that cowboy