I never learned to pray inside a wall, (ooh)
the only roof I know is open sky. (ooh, ooh)
No bell has ever called me down a road, (ooh)
so I just take my hat off, ridin' by. (aah)
Go easy on a rough and dusty man (he is far from home)
I'm not askin' to be made brand new (let him carry on)
Keep me open like the ground You laid (he is far from home)
and I'll ride into the mornin' on my own (ooh, aah)
I've cussed a whole lot more than I've said amen, (ooh)
but I have never once denied You're there. (ooh, ooh)
I've seen the whole cathedral come alive (ooh)
at sunrise on a thousand miles of air. (aah)
Go easy on a rough and dusty man (he is far from home)
I'm not askin' to be made brand new (let him carry on)
Keep me open like the ground You laid (he is far from home)
and I'll ride into the mornin' on my own (ooh, aah)
When my time comes, don't lay me under stone, (mmm)
just leave me where the grass can have its way. (mmm, aah)
Let the wind do all the preachin' that it needs (ooh)
and let the herd move on at break of day. (aah, ooh)
Go easy on a rough and dusty man (he is near to home)
I'm not askin' to be made brand new (let him lay it down)
Keep me open like the ground You laid (he is near to home)
and I'll ride into the mornin' on my own (ooh, aah)
Amen, and ride on. (ooh, aah)