Traveling with the rodeo it's the only life he'll ever know   Started in New Mexico it must have been a thousand years ago   He used to be the best they say at riding young wild horses for his pay   But now he's much too old it seems he only rides wild horses in his dreams      They told him ride 'em cowboy don't let 'em throw you down   You can't make no money if you hit the ground   Anyhow ride 'em cowboy don't let 'em throw you down   You're the toughest cowboy in town      Midnight was the champion was the only bronc that he couldn't ride   Now I hear Old Midnights blind ridin' little children for a dime   Ladies used to hang around he must have been a hero in their eyes   Silver spurs are rusted now Lord he wished he tried to settle down      They told him ride 'em cowboy...      He used to be a traveling cowboy but now there's no place left to go   What is he supposed to do he's left out in the cold      They told him ride 'em cowboy...      Traveling with the rodeo it's the only life he'll ever know