He took a deep breath through a cigarette It took a long time to get outta bed Kickstarted his brain with some coltrane Got hooked from the start there's no way back again Took his girlfriend in to the city It was time get down to the nitty gritty They paid a visit to the downtown iceman She didn't know she was part of a masterplan He's a smalltown hustler Never givin' it up Used to do a lotta blow But it fucked his mind up Little bags of joy Cocaine cowboy If you don't have the balls You better run for cover 'Cause he's got the shit That'll knock you over Little bags of joy Cocaine cowboy (Running all over your mind) He pimp her up Dope down Has his way around She's turning heads When they're driving up and down the block If he wants to he'll share her with another He doesn't care if you're a stranger or a brother If the moneys right he'll hook you up for the night No way you can play if you don't pay He doesn't care if you call him a sucker 'Cause he thinks he's a bad motherfucker Deep down inside we need someone like him around He's a smalltown hustler Never givin' it up Used to do a lotta blow But it fucked his mind up Little bags of joy Cocaine cowboy If you don't have the balls You better run for cover 'Cause he's got the shit That'll knock you over Little bags of joy Cocaine cowboy If he had a brain He'd realize that he's insane But no one around seems to care Every chick wanna hang with him They think he'll go down in history Down in misery