[Verse 1]
Well, it really has been nice being with you
But I'm afraid that I've got to leave
As you know, I'm a rodeo cowboy
And there's a rodeo down in Mesquite

[Chorus]
That's the life of a rodeo cowboy
Breaking broncs or getting broke
That's the life of a rodeo cowboy
And that's the only life I know

[Verse 2]
On the day you think "today is the big one
I'm walking away with all that they own"
Then your lying hurting hearing someone saying
Give him a hand, that's all that cowboy is taking home
Hot beer and cold stale hamburgers
Makes a meal sort of hard to enjoy
And it kinda makes you think of your momma's chicken
Ah that's the life of a rodeo cowboy

[Chorus]
That's the life of a rodeo cowboy
Breaking broncs or getting broke
That's the life of a rodeo cowboy
And that's the only life I know
[Verse 3]
When you're down and you're really feeling sorry
You go for a drink in some bar
Then someone points at you and you hear him whisper
"Over there stands a rodeo star"

[Chorus]
That's the life of a rodeo cowboy
Breaking broncs or getting broke
That's the life of a rodeo cowboy
And that's the only life I know

[Chorus]
That's the life of a rodeo cowboy
Breaking broncs or getting broke
That's the life of a rodeo cowboy
And that's the only life I know