lean mean and hungry

well i'm lean mean and hungry rude crude and dirty

the most folks that see me goin' down the road

i'm a bum and i'm lazy some think i'm crazy

but i'm just a cowboy tryin' to take that money home

well i've been rodeoin' goin' and a blowin'

up and down this highway searchin' for a dream

someday i'll settle down right now i'm rambin' round

cause i'm just a cowboy and that's all i wanna be

i ride for my wages to put food on the table

i gotta feed my family waitin' there at home

oh you know i hate to leave 'em but lord i need my freedom

but you know it won't be long till i'm comin' home

i ride for my wages. i ride for my wages.