[Verse 1]
Been in the saddle since the sun came up
Rounding up strays in, this ole; West Texas dust
She's been packing her things since I put coffee on
By sundown she'll be gone

[Verse 2]
Damn this ole girth, worn right in two
But a spare length of leather and I'll make it do
Just when I think I've got life by the reins
Home ain't sweet home on the range

[Chorus]
If heartaches were horses and hard times were cattle
I'd ride home at sunset, sitting tall in the saddle
If heartaches were horses and hard time were cattle

[Bridge]
And she'd say she loved me and this cowboy way of life
She'd be right beside me when we rode home tonight

[Chorus]
If heartaches were horses and hard times were cattle
I'd ride home at sunset, sitting tall in the saddle
If heartaches were horses and hard time were cattle