Lyrics:
Of man's progress I don't give a hoot And man's estrangements of nature's arrangements Has given 'cause for my heartbreak to bootThe simple life though filled with strifeAnd struggle with the land Still remained its simple self And that I understandSo city smog and dog eat dogFor some may hold sublime Well as for me if I had my wayI'd had lived Some other timePraise the prairie And pass the cake I'd like to eat it too But being born now was my mistakeI've passed the buckarooI'd say You're right No chance, why fight? Why be a cowboy star(But) Hump back brahmas Lovely cow mamas Saw dust floor saloons Dance hall queens romanced in my dreams So why pop my baloon?No chance Why fight? Still in my own right I'd be a cowboy starDreams of my lifeAre so carried away If just in my dreams I could be for one day Just for one dayLost in my dreamsI'll be riding away like a cowboy starStage set: Sundown, In my last showdown I'll be