A cowboy got off the plane in New York City It wasn't his first time to see a sea of twinkling lights He thought back to his time in Flathead Valley Where the stars were brighter than any city skyline He called the love he left in Kalispell Montana She said "Babe you feel so goddamned far away There's a fire burning in the sky. And there's one growing in my heart for you tonight" She said Montana ain't the same Ive been singing in that neon rain I don't want those big sky country blues Oh Montana just ain't the same Without you He told her she was his home and that he was running Back to her and that wide open country He missed her like those cool clear mountain mornings And the way the light would hit her face at that break of day Or the way it'd kiss her at a late night at the Northern Her clothes shining bright with a story to tell A rhinestoned cowgirl and a Rickenbacker They sang a song they knew all too well They sang Montana ain't the same Ive been singing in that neon rain I don't want those big sky country blues Oh Montana just ain't the same Without you They sang Montana ain't the same Ive been singing in that neon rain I don't want those big sky country blues Oh Montana just ain't the same Oh I'll never be the same Oh Montana just ain't the same Without you