What Am I Doing Here
Rodeo Regrets and Divine Questions
Lyrics
Starin' at the south end of north bound cattle
Observing cattle moving in the opposite direction, a metaphor for facing challenges or difficulties.
Slavin' in the saddle all day
Working hard in the saddle throughout the day, likely in a labor-intensive job.
You've got to be some kind of natural born fool
Reflecting on the challenging lifestyle and questioning one's choices.
To want to live your life this way
Suggesting that choosing such a lifestyle might be considered foolish.
Well it can't be the cooking, it sure ain't the money
Stating that the motivation for this lifestyle is not the food or financial rewards.
The devil made the horse that I ride
Attributing the creation of the challenging horse ride to a metaphorical devil.
The days are too long and the nights are too short
Describing the length of the days and shortness of nights, emphasizing the hardship.
And the boss ain't never satisfied
Expressing dissatisfaction with the boss, suggesting an unpleased authority figure.
So what am I doing here Lord? What am I doing here?
Pleading with the Lord, questioning the purpose and meaning of the current life situation.
There's got to be something better up there
Expressing a belief that there must be a better alternative or purpose elsewhere.
So what am I doing here?
Reiterating the questioning of one's current circumstances and seeking understanding.
Sometimes I wonder in the lightning and the thunder
Contemplating life's difficulties during moments of adversity, such as lightning and thunder.
If a cowboy's even got a prayer
Questioning if a cowboy, representing a hardworking individual, has a chance for salvation or success.
And why'd you have to make it so hard down here
Questioning the difficulty of life on Earth compared to the presumed better afterlife.
When things are so much better up there
Expressing the belief that life would be better in the afterlife.
Now the Lord called His angels all around the throne
Describing a heavenly scene with the Lord and angels, questioning the perceived hardships given to cowboys.
Said, "Boys I must be wastin' my time
Expressing doubt about providing cowboys with a good life, as they seem dissatisfied.
Cause I thought I gave the cowboy a pretty good life
Attributing the cowboy's life to a gift from the Lord, suggesting a sense of ungratefulness.
Now he's complaining 'til the day he dies"
Highlighting the cowboy's perpetual complaints about life until death.
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