Backroads and Heartaches

Strummin' out a bold, unchained tune

Dust kickin' up beneath a rising moon

Hey, I’m just a cowboy in his prime

Living on the edge of time

Sunrise finds me saddling high

Leather and laces, clouds drift by

Whiskey in my veins, boots in the mud

Ridin’ through the backroads, feel that thud

Of a country heart that’s wild and free

Ropes and reels, that’s all I need

Girls at the feed store flash their eyes

Older lady at the racetrack sighs

Swears I remind her of her glory days

But I got a girl, and she’s the maze

I’m the swagger in the wind, the dust upon my skin

Wild as the Stallion, tough as sin

Hands on the reins, eyes on the prize

A cowboy’s life, no disguise

Her name’s the only thing that matters most

Through the country wind and smoke

Holdin’ that one true love tight

On these Texas backroads tonight

Harmonica wails in the midnight air

Rusty old guitar, a perfect pair

Living loud, riding strong, making my stand

Cowboy soul across this land

So here’s my song for the fearless and bold

Tales of love and dust untold

Riding free until the day I die

With her in my heart and the open sky