I wish I'd been born in a different day With cowboys like old Gus McCrae I'd just saddle up and ride away I wish I'd been born in a different day Well, I wish I could've lived in a different time When Willie and Waylon walked the line It's an era long gone and it seems a crime I wish I could've lived in a different time Well, I'm stuck out here in no man's land Just an ace of spades in a diamond flush hand I still do the best I can to fit in But time, it ain't ever really been my friend ♪ Well, I wish you could've seen me in a different light I wish I could've been your shining knight But I'll always be a friend in your eyes Well, I wish you could've seen me in a different light ♪ And now I'm stuck out here in no man's land I'm just an ace of spades in a diamond flush hand And I still do the best I can to fit in But time, it ain't ever really been my friend Well, I wish I'd been born in a different day With cowboys like old Gus McCrae And I'd have just saddled up and rode away I wish I'd been born in a different day