Lyle Lovett: Natural Forces I rode across the great high plain Under the scorchin' sun and thru the drivin' rain An' when I set my sights on the mountains high I bid my former life goodbye. An' so thank you ma'am, I must decline For it's on my steed I will rely Out underneath the open sky I'm subject to the natural forces Home is where my horse is. We loaded up in Buffalo Took 90 South down to Ohio On 80 West I'm Frisco-bound An' when I get there I'll turn back around An' so thank you ma'am, I must decline For it's on these eighteen wheels I ride Out underneath the western sky I'm subject to the natural forces Home is where my horse is. Now every year they come to town And they'll drag'em all right in the ground And when Mr Bradley calls the score Every cowboy there will try for more An' so thank you ma'am, I just decline It's on my 3yr old I ride And I'll spin and run, and stop and slide I'm subject to the natural forces. Home is where my horse is. The Cherokee an' the Chickasaw The Creek Seminole an' the old Choctaw "They volunteered to move!" they say And we'll understand, come Judgement Day. An' so thank you ma'am, I must decline For it's on this trail of tears I ride Out under Oklahoma skies Sometimes at night I hear their voices Home is where my horse is. Now as I sit here safe at home With a cold Coors Lite an' the TV on All the sacrifice and the death and woe Lord I pray that I'm worth fighting for An' so thank you ma'am, I must decline For it's on my RPG I ride Till Earth an' hell are satisfied Well I'm subject to the natural forces Sometimes at night I hear their voices Home is where my horse is. Home is where my horse is. ====