[Verse 1]
The old Nashville cowboy was burdened with time
He was bent by his years and the fight with the wine
With a head full of music and an old nursery rhyme
A heart full of sadness and dark sunken nights

[Verse 2]
He told me they cheated, he told me they stole
The strength from his youth and the songs from his soul
He said he was family 'til he got too old
And he called them miners, motherlode finders
Digging so deep in search of more gold

[Chorus 1]
Oh, where are the cowboys and the home on the range?
Does anyone know that they've killed Jesse James?
Now the good guys on TV seem bad, ain't it strange?
The old Nashville cowboys missed out on the change

[Verse 3]
The old cowboy's life now is gone with the past
Like whiskey he drank, it all went out too fast
He didn't know how to make each swallow last
And the head waitress won't be back to fill up his glass

[Chorus 2]
Oh where are the cowboys and the home on the range?
Does anyone know that they've killed Jesse James?
Is anyone listening or is everyone blind?
And old Nashville cowboys will sing for a dime
And hard times are cheap at the end of the line