text: Now he dont expect her to stay true to him
  And she never says that she will
  But hes got a first love that just might kill him
  And she knows hes hooked on the thrill
  So shell wait and worry then shell wait some more
  For the fever that drives him to just run its course
  She talks to that picture they took their last night
  Together
  Says you cant be a cowboy forever
  No you cant be a cowboy forever
  Sometimes he calls her he swears that the ground hurts
  More than it did yesterday
  She knows his voice and he still sounds determined to do
  Whatever it takes
  So shell wait and worry then shell wait some more
  For the fever that drives him to just run its course
  The whiskey he drinks said some things last spring
  That upset her
  Lord he cant be a cowboy forever
  No you cant be a cowboy forever
  Then one night he shows up and says whats for dinner
  With that cocky grin on his face the way that she smiled
  And the way that she held him, told him he wasnt too late
  She closed her eyes and he put that ring on her finger
  Said you cant be a cowboy forever
  No you cant be a cowboy forever
  No you cant be a cowboy forever