[short instrumental intro] [verse 1] The verdant green, the azure skies Enfold my heart, delight my eyes. The springtime grass will feed the herd Hear mating calls from bird to bird [chorus] A cowboy's life is short and hard A cowboy's hands are rough and scarred Horse and cattle trod the soil, A simple life of pain and toil [verse 2] My trusty roan will lead the way She's run this course near ev'ry day Yin and yang, those gnarly hounds, Keeping all those cows in bounds [chorus] A cowboy's life is short and hard A cowboy's hands are rough and scarred Horse and cattle trod the soil, A simple life of pain and toil [verse 3] I'll die one day upon this plain And never see it all again But never once will I regret My choices when my sun will set


