Lyrics

You can lead his horse to water
But you can never force him to drink
You can take a cowboy out of the country
And put him in the big city
But it won't matter anyway
He's a cowboy
He won't stay

A cowboy needs wide open spaces
A view of ten thousand acres
And not so many faces
A cowboy likes to see a clear blue sky
And nights without big city lights
A cowboy and his horse only need
The open range
Because a cowboy
Belongs to the country

You can take a cowboy's denim
And take away his boots
You can put him in a high rise
Wearing a five-piece suit
But it won't matter anyway
He's a cowboy
He won't stay

A cowboy needs wide open spaces
A view of ten thousand acres
And not so many faces
A cowboy likes to see a clear blue sky
And nights without big city lights
A cowboy and his horse only need
The open range
Because a cowboy
Belongs to the country

The country is the only place where
he feels at home
A place where he can ride for miles
And never feel alone
The country is the only place he can find his strength
When he can no longer go on

A cowboy needs wide open spaces
A view of ten thousand acres
And not so many faces
A cowboy likes to see a clear blue sky
And nights without big city lights
A cowboy and his horse only need
The open range
Because a cowboy
Belongs to the country
A cowboy belongs to the country
Yea, a cowboy belongs to the country