He's a cowboy Who rode his dreams into the purple sky Drove a million head of cattle 'cross the great divide, mhm He loved a gypsy Who danced her way into his heart upon a melody She sang her song like a bird and then just flew away He still lives with the pain Yea, he's a cowboy He's getting old now Every night he drifts off chasing the prairie wind Heads out west but come morning he's back again It's a lonesome love But he's a cowboy It's a rough ride Ridin' into the rain It's a tough life Livin' life against the grain But he'll hold on tight Until the day he dies He's a cowboy He's a cowboy Searchin' for the broken trail that leads him back to her The crack of dawn brings just another day of hurt, mhm He's thinking now boy Of finding a place to rest his weary mind Longing for the night he takes his final ride To the other side Yea, he's a cowboy It's a rough ride Ridin' into the rain It's a tough life Livin' life against the grain But he'll hold on tight Until the day he dies He's a cowboy He's a cowboy, oh ooh Old ridin' cowboy (Old ridin' cowboy)