Big city lights, kept me awake all night
Tried counting the stars above, but they don't shine so bright
Stood high on a hill, stared down at the plains
I'm looking at the home I love, feeling the change
Cause it's hard to define, the city and country line
So I ask god to save the cowboys, home on the range
They say he's a cowboy, but he don't look like me
He's got a new suit, a car with a TV
Cell phones that ring, right here on the range
He's talking to some broker, as I stand in the rain
Yes it's hard to defend, when the city has no end
So only god can save the cowboys, home on the range
I'll keep the campfire embers burning through the night
I hear the cyote howling, and watch the owl's fly, it's all theirs for tonight
But it's hard to defend, where the city and country end
So pray god will save the cowboys, home on the range
They say he's a cowboy, but he don't look like me
He's looking at the home I love, but he just don't see
And it's hard to define, where the city and country lie
Yes only god can save the cowboys, home on the range
And it's hard to defend, when that city just don't end
And only god can save the cowboys, home on the range
Big city lights, kept me awake all night