my dear stop complaining my patience is waning i don t give a damn anymore for 6 years i waited angry and frustrated i don t give a damn anymore i ve been locked up been locked down i ve been held up in a showdown i waited for you all the while my gal i ve been drifting from raleigh to reno my blood summons me to the road my look s never good but i did what i could i don t give a damn anymore i ve been held up in bus stops i ve been lonesome in land lock and i thought of you all the while your rope s getting tighter my standards are higher i don t give a damn anymore oh stiff boots and rawhide i m done with my old life i don t give a damn anymore i ve been locked up been locked down i ve been held up in a showdown i waited for you all the while i ve been stood up been broke down i ve been bareback in this town i ll saddle up soon and be gone i ll saddle up soon and be gone