Well it really has been nice bein' with ya but I'm afraid that I've got to leave

As you know I'm a rodeo cowboy there's a rodeo down in Mesquite

That's the life of a rodeo cowboy breakin' broncs or getting' broke

That's the life of a rodeo cowboy and that's the only life I know

On the day you think your day is gonna be the big one

And I'll be walkin' away with all that they own

But then your lyin' hurtin' hearin' someone sayin'

Ah give him a hand that's all that cowboy is taking home

Hot beer and cold stale hamburgers makes a meal sorta hard to enjoy

And it kinda makes you think of your momma's chicken

Ah but that's the life of a rodeo cowboy

When your down and your really feelin' sorry well you go for a drink in some bar

Then someone points at you and you hear him whisper

Hey over there stands a rodeo star

When your down...