Just one suitcase...
Just one guitar...
Just one girl 
To be my shining star.

I want to be an American cowboy.
I want to be an American cowboy.

I can be 
Anything I say
'Cause I'm a free man
Living in the U.S.A.

And I want to be an American cowboy.
I want to be an American cowboy.

I just want to be... 
I just want to be...
I just want to be an American cowboy, an American cowboy.
I want to be an American cowboy.

Some folks say I'm serious...
I guess that's what I am,
But I get pretty curious
When no one gives a damn

And I want to be an American Cowboy.
I want to be an American Cowboy.

I just want to be... 
I just want to be...
I just want to be an American cowboy, an American cowboy.
I want to be an American cowboy.

Just one suitcase...
Just one guitar...
Just one girl 
To be my shining star.

I want to be an American cowboy.
I want to be an American cowboy.

I can be 
Anything I say
'Cause I'm a free man
Living in the U.S.A.

And I want to be an American cowboy.
I want to be an American cowboy.

I just want to be... 
I just want to be...
I just want to be an American cowboy, an American cowboy.
I want to be an American cowboy.