Well I have been a cowboy dang near all my life That good ol' cowboy music is all I'm supposed to like But here lately I don't know what's happening but I'm losin' control I'm losin' control To a little longhaired outlaw who's a ridin' somewhere deep down in my soul He likes rock and roll Well he rides a pinto stallion down the canyons of my mind Makes camp beneath a memory below the timberline Got a little electric fender guitar plugs direct into my soul Right into my soul Turns up the volume bends them guitar strings and plays that rock and roll Ah and here he goes [ guitar ] Well I can be do a concert strummin' along just fine Playing Little Joe The Wrangler when somethin' snaps inside my mind And I can feel that longhaired music wellin' up from the rivers of my soul Where the music flows When that little longhair outlaw takes over and makes me play that rock and roll oh yeah [ keyboards ] Now if you like cowboy music and you don't like this song Well I'd like to apologize if the tune kinda came out wrong But you see I can't help myself the little longhair has got control And he won't let go But I'll get back to my cowboy music but sometimes you gotta play a little rock and roll It's my turn it's about time [ guitar ]