My Nashville friends think I'm strange 
To make my home out on the range
Think it's nothing 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 morning
Watched those cotton candy clouds go by
They know why I live beneath these Western Skies

I got peace of mind and elbow-room 
I love the smell of sage in bloom
I catch a rainbow on my fishing 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 summers evening
While the prairie moon was blazing in her eyes
You know why I live beneath these Western Skies

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

So guess I'll stay right where I'm at 
Wear my boots and my cowboyhat
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 too long
I love Tennessee but you know it just ain't 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!