Oh I am just a cowboy on my way back to Houston

I used to play the rodeos

But I can't play 'em like I used to

I've given it up I'm layin' it down

I've had enough of being a rodeo clown

So if I see a tear running down my face

Don't ask me why cause cowboys ain't supposed to cry

( steel - fiddle )

Oh I am just a drifter on my way back from Denver

I kept 'em laughin' from in my barrel

But now it seems it's too hard to handle

So I've given it up I'm layin' it down...

Cause cowboys ain't supposed to cry