[Verse 1]
You're the real thing
Big boots and diamond rings
Hypnotical legs, you said "What up, babe?"
You pulled up right
The only cowboy for miles
Eight hundred degrees in your mirrorball gaze

[Chorus]
You used to say
"On the open road today
There are no shortcuts or heartaches"
You used to say
"On the open road today
There are no free rides or one-ways"

[Verse 2]
Our route was a rubber band
Figure eight across the land
Once again, the wanderer's back where he began
Stare into the firе
A natural way to get high
You burned your tie, I prayеd for rain
Prayed for rain

[Chorus]
You used to say
"On the open road today
There are no strangers or runaways"
[Bridge]
With your head hung low
Suitcase atrophy
You're a renaissance man
With wine-stained teeth (You're a renaissance man)
It's a hard memory (With wine-stained teeth)
So you order one more (You order one more)
It's a hard memory (In your rumpled suit)
So you order one more (In your rumpled suit)
Looking at the window for a sign (With the green velveteen)
Looking at the window for a sign (And it's gone, and it's gone)
But the idea stays with you (Stays with you)
And you let it hang on
'Cause you still believe ('Cause you still believe)
You're cowboy, cowboy, cowboy king
Do you order one more? (Do you order one more?)
You say, "Let's double your tip money"
(You say, "Let's double, double your tip money")
But you never ever do (But you never ever do)
(Who would drive to the casino?)
I won't drive you to the casino at this time
You leave the scene (You leave the scene)
With your rumpled suit on
We see the same sun
And the hair of the dog
Take a half a day off (A half a day off)
It's a joke ('Cause it's a joke)
You never told (It's a joke)
[Outro]
It's a joke
It's a joke
It's a joke
It's a joke
It's a joke
It's a joke
It's a joke
It's a joke that you never ever told