Western Skies

[00:10.38] My Nashville friends, they think I'm strange
[00:13.14] To make my home out on the range
[00:15.67] They think it's nothin' but a godforsaken land
[00:20.27] "Why don't you bring your guitar and family
[00:23.19] Move on down to Tennessee?"
[00:25.73] Well, I just smile 'cause they don't understand
[00:30.13] But if they ever saw a sunrise on a mountain mornin'
[00:35.98] And watched those cotton candy clouds go by
[00:40.47] Then they'd know why I live beneath these western skies
[00:48.12]
[00:56.33] I got peace of mind and elbow room
[00:59.57] I love the smell of the sage in bloom
[01:01.92] I catch a rainbow on my fishin' line
[01:06.56] We got county fairs and rodeos
[01:09.00] Ain't a better place for my kids to grow
[01:11.68] Just turn 'em loose in the western summer time
[01:16.44] And if you ever held your woman on a summer's evening
[01:22.07] While the prairie moon was blazin' in her eyes
[01:26.66] Then you'd know why I live beneath these western skies
[01:38.31] You ain't lived until you've watched those northern lights
[01:48.50] Set around the campfire and hear the coyotes call at night
[01:54.83] Makes you feel alright
[01:56.70]
[02:17.62] So I guess I'll stay right where I'm at
[02:20.87] Wearin' my boots and my cowboy hat
[02:23.53] But I'll come and see you once in a while
[02:28.24] I'll bring my guitar and sing my songs
[02:31.15] Sorry if I don't stay too long
[02:32.93] I love Tennessee, but you know it just ain't my style
[02:38.59] I gotta be where I can see those Rocky Mountains
[02:43.70] Ride my horse and watch an eagle fly
[02:48.29] I gotta live my life and write my songs beneath these western skies
[02:57.96] And when I die, you can bury me beneath these western skies
[03:08.56] Yippee-ai
[03:10.14]