When The Rodeo Is Over (Where Does The Cowboy Go?)

He got down out of the cattle truck and the Amarillo night He looked up at the Texas sky, he thought of his last ride He drained all his tomorrows for eight seconds, one more time He could have made World Champion Cowboy back in 1969 He thanks the driver for the ride, and he closes semi-door And limped across the parking lot to another liquor store He held on to the bottle as he counted out his change And he felt like some old saddled rock That'd been turned out on the range When the rodeo is over, where does the cowboy go? Never thought it'd be his last ride 'Til the last time he got thrown When your heart can't take the losing And your knees can't take the blows When the rodeo is over, where does the cowboy go? Where does the cowboy go? Whiskey on his breath, and the age in his eyes He hitched a ride on the Interstate and fade into the sunrise Nassel Don, she's a vortex, but she's sweeter than the coast He smokes cigarettes, he can't afford and whistles to the ghost His boots belong to memory, and his spurs belong to rest He'll be picking up his turquoise and leave the buckles in the dust When the rodeo is over, where does the cowboy go? He never thought it'd be his last ride 'Til the last time he got thrown When your heart can't take the losing And your knees can't take the blows When the rodeo is over, where do the cowboys go? When the rodeo is over, where does the cowboy go? Upward, the small roads grow bigger Somewhere on musical road, a cowboy's a-taking his chances Hopin' that Tanya will show