It's Hard To Be A Cowboy These Days - The Bellamy Brothers

They got a damned ole four lane highway

Where I used to ride ole paint

Where them open spaces used to be

Now you know they ain’t

They built a Holiday Inn up around the bend

Where my cattle used to graze

And it’s hard to be a cowboy these days

They got some ole silly law that says

I can’t tote my gun

Hell, I ain’t gonna shoot nobody

I just wear it around for fun

I guess I’m too old and ornery

To even change my ways

And it’s hard to be a cowboy these days

They got girls in New York City

That would cost you a whole week’s pay

But them cowgirls in my younger days

Just gave their love away

They got shoppin' malls and a lot of balls

Askin' more for fuel

My horse don’t run on gasoline

And I ain’t no crazy fool

Someday them wells will all run dry

But 'til then I’m just amazed

And it’s hard to be a cowboy these days

Yeah, they got girls in New York City

That would cost you a whole week’s pay

But them cowgirls in my younger days

Just gave their love away

They got pills to take you higher

Pills to take you low

Shoot, we used to drink pure ole cactus juice

And just go where we wanna go

Now they disco dance down on the ranch

And the cowpokes think they’re gay

And it’s hard to be a cowboy these days

Ain’t hard to be a cowboy these days