My horse and I are riding thorugh the land
Across the prairie and the sand
And I feel the sun drying out my brain
I am thirsty and I wish it would rain

And the way is hard and it will be so long
I can see no end
The canyons and the mountains I have seen
But I ride through the desert in the sun

The valleys I've crossed the whiskeys I've drank
The buffalos and the rattlesnakes
My only friend (this) is my horse 
And the ring of fire burns

And the way is hard and it will be so long
I can see no end
The canyons and the mountains I have seen
But I ride through the desert in the sun

Love is a burning thing
And it makey a fiery ring
Bound by wild desire
I fell into a ring of fire fire fire

I'm a cowboy and I feel allright
But I lost my only friend
It's been lonsome in the saddle since my horse died
Now I've got to walk through the land

And the way is hard and it will be so long
I can see no end
The canyons and the mountains I have seen
But I ride through the desert in the sun
But I ride through the desert in the sun
...
But I ride through the desert in the sun