This is a song about a professional rodeo cowboy. We all know that those guys really don't make that much money unless they win, which explains the part about not having much except what he's got on. Winning a rodeo event is very hard to do. Plus, it's a risky sport fraught with injuries. Hence that part about him him losing his saddle and breaking his leg. It's also hard to have a relationship and family when you're always traveling and always hurt. Hence, the part about losing a wife and a girlfriend. But in exchange for a hard life short on luxuries, he's free to do as he pleases and go where he wants. That's one positive about cowboys.
This is a song about a professional rodeo cowboy. We all know that those guys really don't make that much money unless they win, which explains the part about not having much except what he's got on. Winning a rodeo event is very hard to do. Plus, it's a risky sport fraught with injuries. Hence that part about him him losing his saddle and breaking his leg. It's also hard to have a relationship and family when you're always traveling and always hurt. Hence, the part about losing a wife and a girlfriend. But in exchange for a hard life short on luxuries, he's free to do as he pleases and go where he wants. That's one positive about cowboys.