Rusty spurs a hangin' from a nail their on the wallCold winds a blowin' and the snow begins to fallOld man a dreamin' in his rockin' chairThinkin' bout the days gone by wishin' he was thereRodeo, you take a boy and make a man so tallDrink his youth and cast him by the wayWhat's he gonna do now that he's throughBut sit and dream about the good old daysHe used to Rodeo and ride 'em mighty fineNow he's old and crippled but he rides on in his mindAnd I can tell, Rodeo, you're doin' the same to meI feel like I'm fifty but I'm only twenty-threeRodeo, you take a boy and make a man so tallDrink his youth and cast him by the wayWhat's he gonna do now that he's throughBut sit and dream about the good old daysOld picture album he keeps there by his sideHolds cherished mem'ries of broncs he used to rideHe thinks about his old friends and where they are todayAre they still living or have they passed awayRodeo, you take a boy and make a man so tallDrink his youth and cast him by the wayWhat's he gonna do now that he's throughBut sit and dream about the good old days