My old hometown turned out today When I came in from winning big prizes far away And as I gazed out on that crowd My old friends were cheering Man, I sure felt proud Of all the crazy roads to go I chose to ride the rodeo to the top of the world And now they're calling me a star They're asking my opinion of how I got so far I tell them, hold on tight You've got to ride them right Don't let them ever throw you down You've got to win somehow They're yelling, ride them cowboy You're on the top and you can't stop now No, you can't stop now Out where the prairie air blows clean It's evening and I'm feeling Like I'm lost inside some dream Now the girl that I loved is not around I guess this hotel living It finally got her down But my ambition, it makes me go Tomorrow there's another show With the cash and the crowd They're yelling, hold on tight You've got to ride them right Don't let them ever throw you down You've got to win somehow They're yelling, ride them cowboy You're on the top and you can't stop now No, you can't stop now *