Lyrics:

There's years and roads and friends he'll never see again
He'll never hit that dust and feel them busty bones again
There won't be no more ladies shinin' buckles, dancin' slow
When he packs his riggin' one last time, quits this rodeo
And it's goodbye for good this time
He's gonna let that leather crack just like the past he's left behind
Growin' old, Lord, don't you know it's just a waste of time?

He's quit rodeo before, and he's come back again
'Cause there's somethin' in the ridin' makes the fallin' worth the pain
There's a pride in knowin' that you can take a chance
But it's sadder when you finally find it's never gonna last
And it's goodbye for good this time
He's gonna let that leather crack just like the past he's left behind
Growin' old, Lord, don't you know it's just a waste of time?

So I guess he'll work some stable sweatin' hired out
To some young fool that ain't seen half the past he's leavin' now
That feller will watch him work just like he thinks he's half a man
He'll spend his evenings dreamin' he could ride them bulls again
And it's goodbye for good this time
He's gonna let that leather crack just like the past he's left behind
Growin' old, Lord, don't you know it's just a waste of time?