Lord I'm just a cowboy and you know cowboy ways You probably look at guys like me the way I look at strays You know the kind that wonder off Away from all the herd I was truly lost myself Until I found the word My church is the great out of doors My song is natures sound The sky is my cathedral My alter is the ground You must be fond of mavericks Cause you made 'em wild and free So I know you've got a place up there For old cowboys like me Don't think that I don't love you Because I'm not herd bound Its just that I'm uncomfortable With other folks around I know You're all around me I see you every day Its just that I don't go to church Where other people pray My church is the great out of doors My song is natures sound The sky is my cathedral My alter is the ground You must be fond of mavericks Cause you made 'em wild and free So I know you've got a place up there For old cowboys like me You must be fond of mavericks Cause you made 'em wild and free So I know you've got a place up there For old cowboys like m-e