Since I was a child
I´ve tried to be what I´m not
I´ve lied and I´ve enjoyed it all my life
I lied to my dear mother
to my sisters and my brother

and now I´m lying to my children and my wife
Big Hat, no cattle
Big head, no brain
Big snake, no rattle
I forever remain
big hat, no cattle
I knew from the start
Big boat, no paddle
Big belly, no heart

Can´t remember why I do it,
Oh, maybe I can.
An honest man these days is hard to find.
I only know we´re living in an unforgiving land.
And a little lie can buy some real big piece of mind.

Oftimes I wondered what might I have become,

Had I but buckled down and really tried.
But when it came down to the wire
I called my family to my side
Stood up straight, threw my head back and I lied, lied,lied

Big hat, no cattle
Big shoes, well you know...
Big horse, no saddle
He goes wherever I go

Big hat, no cattle
Right from the start
Big guns, no battle
Big belly, no heart

When it came down to the wire
I called my little family to my side

Stood up straight, threw my head back and I lied, lied,lied
lied, lied, lied

Big hat, no cattle
Big head, no brain
Big snake, no rattle
I forever remain
Big hat, no cattle
I knew from the start
Big boat, no paddle
Big belly, no heart
Big boat, no paddle
Big belly, no heart