A cool September morning

Waitin' on the pawn shop to let me in

$200 worth of summer yard

Mowin' that I just had to spend

I had my eye on two things

But I could only pick just one

A young man's first decision

Is it a guitar or a gun

I can still hear daddy's voice say

Now think about it son

One of these will last forever

And the other's just for fun

One can feed your family

And one will end you up in jail

And he seemed to know

Which one was which

But me I couldn't tell

I could learn to shoot like Jesse James

Out there on the run

Or play guitar and be a Rolling Stone

Well that just sounds like fun

A rock star or an outlaw

Well either way I've won

When I walk out this door

With a guitar or a gun

I've thought about it long and hard

As I held 'em in my hand

Standin' at the crossroads

Still deciding who I am

They're both just wood and metal

Six bullets or six strings

Whichever choice I make

I'll leave here feeling like a king

Will I learn to shoot like Jesse James

Out there on the run

Or play guitar and be a rolling stone

Well that just sounds like fun

A rock star or an outlaw

Well either way I've won

When I walk out this door

With a guitar or a gun

A cool September morning

Waitin' on the pawn shop to let me in

$200 worth of summer yard mowin'

That I just had to spend

Should I learn to shoot like Jesse James

Out there on the run

Or play guitar and be a rolling stone

Well that just sounds like fun

A rock star or an outlaw

Well either way I've won

When I walk out this door

With a guitar or a gun

When I walk out this door

With a guitar or a gun

With a guitar or a gun

Oh or a gun Oh or a gun