The old Na shville cowboy was burden ed with time
He was b ent by his years and the f ight with the w ine
With a h ead full of music and an o ld nursery r hyme
A h eart full of sadness and d ark sunken n ights
He t old me they've cheated he t old me they s tole
The s trength from his youth and the s ongs from his s oul
He s aid he raised family till h e got too o ld
And h e called them miners mother Lord finders
D igging so deep in s earch of more g old
Oh w here are the cowboys and the h ome on the range
Does a nyone know that they've k illed Jesse James
Now the g ood guys on TV seem b ad ain't it s trange
And the o ld Nashville cowboys missed o ut on the c hange
The old cowboy's life now is gone with the past
Like whiskey he drank it all went out too fast
He didn't know how to make each swallow last
And a head waitress won't be back to fill up his glass
Oh where are the cowboys and the home on the range
Does anyone know that they've killed Jesse James
Is anyone listening or is everyone blind
And old Nashville cowboys will sing for a dime
And h ard times are cheap at the e nd of the l ine