Traveling with the rodeo   It's the only life I'll ever know   I started in New Mexico   Must have been a thousand years ago   I used to be the best they say   At riding young wild horses for my pay   But now I'm much too old it seems   I only rides wild horses in his dreams      They use to tell me, ride 'em cowboy don't let 'em throw you down   You can't make no money if you hit the ground   They say, ride 'em cowboy don't let 'em throw you down   You're the toughest cowboy in town      I have always been a traveling cowboy   But now there's no place left to go   What in I supposed to do   Seems I'm left out in the cold      Ride 'em cowboy don't let 'em throw you down   You can't make no money if you hit the ground   They say, ride 'em cowboy don't let 'em throw you down   You're the toughest cowboy in town      Oh midnight was the champion   He is the only bronc I couldn't ride   But now I hear old Midnights blind   And rides little children for a dime   Ladies used to hang around   I must have been a hero in their eyes   My silver spurs are rusted now   Lord, I wished I tried to settle down      They use to tell me, ride 'em cowboy don't let 'em throw you down   You can't make no money if you hit the ground   They say, ride 'em cowboy don't let 'em throw you down   You're the toughest cowboy in town      Traveling with the rodeo   It's the only life I'll ever know