my nashville friends think i m strange to make my home out on the range think it s nothin but a god forsaken land why don t you bring your guitar and family move on down to tennesse well i just smile because they don t understand but if they ever saw a sunrise on a mountain mornin watched those cotton candy clouds go by they d know why i live beneath these western skies verse 2 i got peace of mind and elbow room 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 you d know why i live beneath these western skies bridge you ain t lived until you ve watched those northern lights sat around the campfire and hear the coyotes call at night makes you feel alright verse 3 so guess i ll stay right where i m at wear my boots and my cowboy hat but i ll come and see ya once in a while i ll bring my guitar and sing my songs sorry if i don t stay too long i love tennessee but ya know it just not my style i gotta be where i can see those rocky mountains ride my horse and watch an eagle fly i gotta live my life and write my songs beneath these western skies when i die you can bury me beneath these western skies yippee ay