Western Skies

The Nashville friends, they think I'm strange

To make my home out on the range

They think it's nothin' but a God forsaken land

Why don't you bring your guitar and family, move on down to Tennessee

Well, I just smile 'cause they don't understand

But if they ever saw a sunrise on a mountain mornin'

And watched those cotton candy clouds go by

Then they'd know why I live beneath these western skies

I got peace of mind and elbow room, I love the smell of the sage in bloom

I catch a rainbow on my fishin' line

We got county fairs and rodeos ain't a better place for my kids to grow

Just turn 'em loose in the western summer time

And if you, ever held your woman on a summer's evening

While the prairie moon was blazin' in her eyes

Then you'd know why I live beneath these western skies

You ain't lived until you've watched those northern lights

Set around the campfire and hear the coyotes call at night

Makes you feel alright

So I guess I'll stay right where I'm at, wear my boots and my cowboy hat

But I'll come and see you once in a while

I'll bring my guitar and sing my songs, sorry if I don't stay too long

I love Tennessee but you know, it just ain't 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

And when I die you can bury me beneath these western skies, yippee aye