Got kin set out West
To strike for gold
Didn't find none
Or so I'm told
Their motherlode
Went cold
Got kin went to Texas
To dig for oil
Ended up with nothing
For their sweat and toil
Ended up with nothing
But dirt and soil
Not every pioneer makes it 'cross the plains
Not every frontiersman wins the West
Not many cowboys can afford a home on the range
How's it feel
When the world gets real?
Got kin got money tied up
In the latest tech
Gonna pay big, but it hasn't yet
Gonna pay big, you'd better bet.
Got kin up in rockets
Flyin' through outer space
Gonna build a new world
A better place
Gonna build a new world
For the human race
But it hasn't happened yet
And I fear it never will
Still I keep getting up, getting up, yeah
Keep on getting up, getting up
Not every pioneer makes it 'cross the plains
Not every frontiersman wins the West
Not many cowboys can afford a home on the range
How's it feel
When the world gets real?