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