verse 1
Out of Missouri with a song and a notion
California's where it's got to be
Chasing the dream to the big shining ocean
In the days when the loving was free
verse 2
And they knew on the Strip when the first chords were chiming
They knew this was no false alarm
So they took off on a trip and they just kept right on climbing
Have pity on the boy from the farm
Did you see the bright lights of West Hollywood and Sunset?
Smile when they all knew your name
As the house lights go down in another English town
Let's hear it for the cowboy in the rain
verse 3
Out on the road in a grey Northern winter
Opening for a strange talking band
Trying to keep warm when they're trying to keep you sober
And tonight it's getting out of hand
Did you see the bright lights of the Lone Star on Broadway?
Smile when the girls knew your name
As the house lights go down in another English town
Let's hear it for the cowboy in the rain
Instrumental
verse 4
It's a long way back to Tipton by 747
Eight miles down to the ground
You can play your tambourine and you just might get to heaven
But tonight, who says where the hell we're bound?
Did you see the bright lights as you came into Heathrow?
Smile as you walked off the plane
As the house lights go down in another English town
Let's hear it for the cowboy in the rain
As the house lights go down in another English town
Let's hear it for the cowboy in the rain
Let's hear it for the cowboy in the rain