[Verse 1] Last night beneath the endless prairie sky, I watched the embers of the stars burn low. If someday, like the herds that drift and die, This cowboy rides where only shadows go. [Chorus] Roll on, roll on, Keep movin’, little dogies, roll on. Roll on, roll on, Don’t falter when the light is gone. [Verse 2] They say the trail to heaven’s narrow ground, Is thin as smoke, but hell’s road stands wide. And when the Great Roundup comes callin’ down, Will I run free—or hang my head and hide? [Chorus] Roll on, roll on, Keep movin’, little dogies, roll on. Roll on, roll on, Don’t falter when the light is gone. [Verse 3] Too many strays get lost in dust and pride, Cut from the herd when the final brand is cast. Never knowin’ the green beyond the divide, Just bones marked by a rider’s wrath. [Bridge] But there’s a Ranch where no soul’s turned away, Where the Brander knows the scars you bear. His fire burns, but it don’t scar—it saves, If you meet His gaze and swear… [Verse 4] So when the Riders come with chains unbroke, Will I stand or flee into the night? Will the Boss say, "Son, you earned yer yoke," Or leave me branded by the sky’s cold light? [Outro] Roll on… roll on… Keep movin’ ‘til the brands are dry… Roll on… roll on… Burn bright before you die…
