When that old rooster crows at dawn
When he's lyin there instead
Of gettin out of bed
And putting on his boots and getting gone.
Whatcha gonna do when he says "Honey"
"I got a half a mind to stay."
Whatcha gonna do with a cowboy,
When he dont saddle up and ride away?
But I will come see you once in a while
I'll bring my guitar and sing my songs, sorry if I dont stay too long
I love Tennesee but you know its just not my style
I gotta be where I can see those Rocky Mountains
Ride my horse and watch an eagle fly
I gotta live my life and write my songs beneath these
Western Skies"
Rope and old blue northern and milk it til its dry.
Bulldog the Mississpi, pin its ears down flat.
Long before you take this cowboy's hat."
"What I want to be known for, on top of everything else, is that I was a good husband and a family man."