You've fallen backside first into the trap, Cowboy
You've backed the wrong horse
This is your first cry
And everyone applauds
It feels good, but it hurts
You come across mummy
and tell yourself that, hey, you could have come at a worse time
It's all good so far, Cowboy, but don't forget
your horse is rocking
It's a...
Rodeo
This is real life, not heaven
Rodeo
This is real life, not heaven
You start off on all fours
You fall, you get your balance
As for school, there's no doubt it just makes you want to bolt
And so you hang around outside
Cowboy, you're the best
At getting high and going on the lam
You leave your family
You're a ladykiller
Let them cry, you couldn't give a damn
It's a night, an hour
A second of happiness
Like all those pills that you swallow down
Like being at the...
Rodeo
This is real life, not heaven
Rodeo
This is real life, not heaven
You've fallen into the trap
with your nose buried in the snow
on your way to heaven
Talk about a hero who stumbled while at full gallop
And to think that everyone will applaud you!
You fall, you get back up
Until the day you snuff it
All of this just to sink into oblivion
It's over, Cowboy, it's over,
But don't worry - you can't sink any lower than this
Rodeo
Rodeo
Rodeo
This is real life, not heaven
Rodeo
This is real life, not heaven
You can't sink any lower than this
This is real life, not heaven
You can't sink any lower than this
This is real life, not heaven