[Verse 1]
I rode across the great high plains
Under the scorching sun and through the driving rain
And when I set my sights on the mountains high
I bid my former life goodbye

[Chorus]
So thank you, man, I must decline
For it's on my steed I will rely
I've learned to need the open sky
Well, I'm subject to the natural forces
Home is where my horse is

[Verse 2]
We loaded up in Buffalo
We took 90 South down to Ohio
On 80 West, I'm Frisco-bound
And when I get there, I'll turn back around

[Chorus]
So thank you, man, I must decline
For it's on these eighteen wheels I ride
I learned to need the western sky
Well, I'm subject to the natural forces
Home is where my horse is
[Verse 3]
And every year, they come to town
And they'll drag 'em all right in the ground
And when Mr. Bradley calls the score
Every cowboy there will try for more

[Chorus]
So thank you, man, I must decline
For it's on my three-year-old I ride
And I'll spin and run and stop and slide
But I'm subject to the natural forces
Home is where my horse is

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 4]
The Cherokee and the Chickasaw
The Creek Seminole and the old Chocktaw
We volunteered to move, they say
And we'll understand come Judgement Day

[Chorus]
So thank you, man, I must decline
For it's on this trail of tears I ride
Out under Oklahoma skies
Sometimes at night, I hear their voices
Home is where my horse is
[Verse 5]
Now as I sit here safe at home
With a cold Coors Light and the TV on
All the sacrifice and the death and woe
Lord, I pray that I'm worth fighting for

[Chorus]
So thank you, man, I must decline
For it's on my RPG I ride
'Til earth and hell are satisfied
Well, I'm subject to the natural forces
And sometimes at night, I hear their voices
Home is where my horse is

[Outro]
Home is where my horse is