[Verse 1] Hear the bawl of the midnight steer, A lonesome lullaby so clear, Under the moon’s silvered glow. Coyotes call through the canyon deep, Their howlin’ song won’t let me sleep— It’s the only tune I know! [Pre-Chorus] No golden throne, no palace halls, Just dust and dreams where the eagle calls, A rider’s heart don’t need no crown— Just the open sky to keep me bound! [Chorus] Ohhh, ride like thunder, wild and free, Steel in my hands and the devil in me! Through the storm or the firelight, I’m king of the desert, lord of the night! Saddle my ghost when the heavens weep— No chains on my soul, no debts to keep! [Verse 2] My maiden waits where the wild grass sways, Her golden hair in the twilight blaze, But the wind’s got a sweeter kiss. A broncho’s heart beats under my hand, A devil’s dance on the sunburnt land— Hell couldn’t burn like this! [Pre-Chorus] No kingdom shines like the outlaw’s creed, Just blood and dust where the vultures feed, The West is a hymn, my soul its choir— Every sunset sets my heart on fire! [Chorus] Ohhh, ride like thunder, wild and free, Steel in my hands and the devil in me! Through the storm or the firelight, I’m king of the desert, lord of the night! Saddle my ghost when the heavens weep— No chains on my soul, no debts to keep! [Bridge] "You can keep your cities, your glittering lies, I’ve got the horizon blazin’ in my eyes. The stars hum a tune, the prairie’s my throne— The West ain’t a place… it’s a state of bone." [Outro] Ride on! Ride on! Till the sky turns black, No law in the dust, no turnin’ back! A cowboy’s pulse is the rhythm of flight— Forever chasing steel & starlight!
