Western Skies

My Nashville friends, they think I'm strange To make my home out on the range They think it's nothin' but a godforsaken 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 Wearin' 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-ai