my dear stop complaining   my patience is waning   I don't give a damn anymore      for 6 years I waited   angry and frustrated   I don't give a damn anymore      I've been locked up, been locked down   I've been held up in a showdown   I waited for you all the while      my gal I've been drifting   from Raleigh to Reno   my blood summons me to the road      my look's never good   but I did what I could   I don't give a damn anymore      I've been held up in bus stops   I've been lonesome in land lock   and I thought of you all the while      your rope's getting tighter   my standards are higher   I don't give a damn anymore      oh stiff boots and rawhide   I'm done with my old life   I don't give a damn anymore      I've been locked up been locked down   I've been held up in a showdown   I waited for you all the while      I've been stood up been broke down   I've been better back in this town   I'll saddle up soon and be gone      I'll saddle up soon and be gone