Lyrics: Western Skies

My Nashville friends they think I'm strang to make my home out on the range
They think it's nothin' but a god-forsaken land
Why don't you bring your guitar and family, move on down to Tennessee
Well, I just smile 'cause they don't understand
But if they ever saw a sunrise on a mountain mornin'
Watched those cotton-candy clouds roll by
They'd know why i live beneath these western skies

I got peace of mind and elbowroom I love the smell of sage in bloom
Catch a rainbow on my fishin' line
We got county fairs and rodeos
Ain't a better place for my kids to grow
Just turn'em loose in the western summer time
And if you ever held your woman on a summer's evening
While The prairie moon was blazin' in her eyes
Then you'd know why I live beneath these western skies
You ain't lived until you've watched those Northern Lights
Set around the campfire and hear the coyotes call at night
Make you feel alright

So I guess I'll stay right where I'm at
Wear my boots and my cowboy hat
But I'll come and see you once in a while
I'll bring my guitar and sing my songs, sorry if I don't stay to long
I love Tennessee but you know if just ain't my style
I gotta be where I can see those Rocky Mountains
Ride my horse and watch the eagle fly
I gotta live my life and write my songs beneath these western skies
And when I die you can bury me beneath these western skies, yippee yi