I spent 14 years on the back of this saddle
Killing time working cattle for very low pay
A fat cat from town I heard he's coming round
Big money, big buildings They're coming our way
Big money, big buildings They're coming our way
You see the cities go up The towns are going down
Next generation's working in town I
can't make a living on the other side
What's a cowboy gonna do when there's nowhere to ride?
The high price they pay and they take the land away
Break it up and pave it up and call it downtown
And cows can't graze on streets that are paved
Guess the cow and the boy gotta move it on down
The cow and the boy are nowhere around
You see the cities go up The towns are going down
Next generation's working in town I
can't make a living on the other side
What's a cowboy gonna do when there's nowhere to ride?
Now the boss says sell it A company develops
A hundred year ranch is going down today
And guys like me die and breed
Guess the cow and the boy gotta ride
away The cow and the boy gotta ride away
Cause the cities go up The towns are going down
Next generation's working in town I
can't make a living on the other side
What's a cowboy gonna do when there's nowhere to ride?
Yeah, the cities go up The towns are going down
Next generation's working in town I
can't make a living on the other side
Yeah,
what's a cowboy gonna do when there's nowhere to ride?
Yeah,
what's a cowboy gonna do when there's nowhere to ride?
Oh yeah