Sometimes You'Ve Just Gotta Ride Chris LeDoux

he always knew Just when I'd come walking by And he'd stand at the gate like the keeper of fate And we both knew that one day I'd just have to ride Now one crack of dawn well I slipped my boots on And

I'Ve Got To Be A Rodeo Man Chris LeDoux

Sometimes this old road Gets so damn lonesome away from home Ain't no way in sight, head on back Nobody knows the way it feels Suffer through this living hell Unless you've been on down that road yourself

Life Is A Highway Chris LeDoux

Life's like a road that you travel on One day here and the next day gone Sometimes you bend, sometimes you stand Sometimes you turn your back to the wind There's a world outside every darkened door Where

Something In The Wind Chris LeDoux

There's something in the wind that's blowin' through my soul And it's calling out to me saying boy it's time to go There's a restless feeling in my heart that just wont let me be And a rustlin' in the

Lean, Mean And Hungry Chris LeDoux

Well I'm lean mean and hungry rude crude and dirty The most folks that see me goin' down the road I'm a bum and I'm lazy some think I'm crazy But I'm just a cowboy tryin' to take that money home Well I've

Wild And Wooly Chris LeDoux

and heat and fly's and cattle All this romance can drive a poor cowboy insane And that lonesome coyote's a howlin' on the prairie And that big Wyoming moon is shinnin' down Well it's Saturday night and you

I Believe In America Chris LeDoux

I believe in america, I'm proud to be in america, Though I know in america we've gotta right some wrongs. But I don't believe you can keep america down for long.

Western Skies Chris LeDoux

The nashville friends think i'm strange to make my home out on the range Think it's nothin but a God forsaken land Why don't you bring your guitar and family, move on down to tennesse Well, I just smile

Re-Ride Chris LeDoux

into an old light pole we parted company there I landed in some muddy slop he stomped right through my side, i knew he busted all my ribs and made me wanna die Nothin' ever busted me like that old pony ride

Bang A Drum Chris LeDoux

I went to see the preacher To teach me how to pray He looked at me and smiled Then that preacher turned away Said, "If you want to tell him something You ain't gotta fold your hands Say it with your heart

Seventeen Chris LeDoux

When he was five years old his mom took him down to the round corral To watch his dad work the young horse they called Smokey man did that horse buck But his old dad just sat up there and rode him like

The Rodeo Fan Chris LeDoux

cowboy really needs is a tank of gas and entry fees To get him to the next big rodeo Now most athletes take vitamin C, alfalfa pills and super B's The cowboy's don't need all that modern stuff A cowboy's gotta

The Rodeo Hand Chris LeDoux

cowboy really needs is a tank of gas and entry fees To get him to the next big rodeo Now most athletes take vitamin C, alfalfa pills and super B's The cowboy's don't need all that modern stuff A cowboy's gotta

They Couldn't Understand My Cowboy Songs Chris LeDoux

to Nashville gonna try to be a star The Nashville folks they made me feel like I was right at home But they couldn't understand my cowboy songs They said son you've got potential and we'd like to see you

Dirt And Sweat Cowboy Chris LeDoux

Well Lord, I love this ranchin' with it's ropin' and brandin'But I don't like that farmin' at allIt's goodbye for the summer, this haying's sure a bummerAnd I'll be back to help you gather in the fallWell

Working Cowboy Blues Chris LeDoux

Discouraged is the word these days at homes acros the range The livestock markets down and it don't look like it's gonna change Nobody's found a cure for what we are goin' through But I'll tell you boys

I Can't Ride The Broncos Anymore Chris LeDoux

Well a man can't spend his life in reflection,Just thinkin' about the way things used to be.So I'm gonna take myself a new direction,And make myself some brand new memories.Well I spent lots of years out

The Last Sunset Chris LeDoux

Cowboy you're like a Mustang driftin' with the wind Riding clear of fences that might close you in Your wild restless spirit keeps you searchin' for higher ground You don't get close to brandin' fires

I Can't Ride The Broncs Anymore Chris LeDoux

Well a man can't spend his life in reflection, Just thinkin' about the way things used to be. So I'm gonna take myself a new direction, And make myself some brand new memories.

Johnson County War Chris LeDoux

When you brand a man a rustler, he's gotta take a side. There's no middle ground in this johnson country war. Well, the neighbors stopped by yesterday, while I was outside choppin' Some wood.

Night Rider's Lament Chris LeDoux

While I was out a ridin' The grave yard shift, midnight 'til dawn The moon was bright as a readin' light For a letter from an old friend back home And he asked me Why do you ride for your money and why

The Buckskin Lady Chris LeDoux

Now, I've got a pony, the fastest thing around,And of all the girls I've known she's the truest one I've found.Well, she'll cut 'em and she'll head 'em just the way you want 'emTurned,And if you drop your

This Cowboy's Hat Chris LeDoux

My friend just pulled his hat down low but they couldn't be ignored One husky fella said "I think I'll rip that hat right off your head."

Yellow Brick Road Turns Blue Chris LeDoux

I hope that you find what you're after And I hope all of your dreams come true Just remember I'll always be here When your yellow brick road turns blue You say that you're having trouble Tellin' me why

Take Me To The Rodeo Chris LeDoux

Well my car broke down it's in the ditch wish I was the son of someone rich I'd throw hundred dollar bills out on the road and I'd catch me a ride to the rodeo There's a mule deer layin' by the road ahead

It Ain'T The Years, It's The Miles Chris LeDoux

I walked behind the chute, strapped my spurs to my boots At that Big Rodeo in Cheyenne Feelin' tired and sore for a ride the day before And a thousand other rides since I began As I climbed up the gate

Paint Me Back Home In Wyoming Chris LeDoux

painting a picture of slum life when the cowboy came limping by Wearing tattered old boots with one sole gone and a far away look in his eye Well he watched for a while as she painted and then he said mama you

Take Me Back To Old Wyoming Chris LeDoux

to old Wyoming and the lady with the emerald eyesTake me back to old Wyoming, I've been away too longI want to hear the meadow lark singin' this cowboy's favorite songI want to saddle up old paint and just

Thank The Cowboy For The Ride Chris LeDoux

Well he was pushing seven she was barely five He rode up on his broomstick horse and said you wanna ride His boots made a funny sound cause they were his daddy's size His hat keep slippin' down below his

You Just Can't See Him From The Road Chris LeDoux

Well you don't see him much on the big screen anymore The kids don't ride along with Roy or Gene And that ain't really him with all those feathers in his hat And some frenchman's name embroidered on his

Get Back On That Pony Chris LeDoux

cowboys in Reno so I dug in my boot heels and pulled on the reins And Blaze he took off a running he threw me down off the side Then my Uncle Jim picked me up once again said get back on that pony and ride

Someday Soon Chris LeDoux

There's a young man that I know just turned twenty-one Comes from down in southern Colorado Just out of the service, he's lookin' for his fun Someday soon, goin' with him someday soon Her parents cannot

One Ride In Vegas Chris LeDoux

He's packed up his boots and his saddle Seventeen, headin' out on his own And he'll rodeo from Cheyenne to Texas Dreamin' of one ride in Vegas, one ride in Vegas Lonely nights in rundown motel rooms Aches

Old Paint Chris LeDoux

I ride an old paint I lead an old Dan I'm off to Montan' for to throw the hooley ann They feed in the coulees they water in the draw Their tails're all matted their backs're all raw Ride around little

Old Jake Chris LeDoux

Now old Jake was a cowboy he'd worked his whole life on the rangeAnd he could rope, and he could ride with any man just half his ageOld Jake was my hero and me I was just a green kidAnd I prayed that someday

Copenhagen Angel Chris LeDoux

Well she rolls her own cigarettes with the work of just on hand She acts mean and she cusses I know she wish she were a man She got her teeth knocked out by a bucking horse And when I told her that

Ten Seconds In The Saddle Chris LeDoux

rodeo days He hung round the chutes while we waited to mount With a vague look of longing in his eyes He spoke very few words but he made 'em count He was broken forgotten but wise He said life's is just

Cowboy In The Continental Suit Chris LeDoux

He walked out in the arena all dressed up to the brim Said he just came down from a place called Highland Rim And he said he came to ride the horse the one they called the Brute But he didn't look like

Blue Eyes And Freckles Chris LeDoux

she gives him then be on his way Chorus: Blue eyes and freckles and holes in his jeans Out in the back yard ridin' his dreams He's uor little cowboy until the day our a fences can't hold him and he'll ride

Hooked On An 8 Second Ride Chris LeDoux

Rollin' down a long highway Out to New Mexico Driftin' down to Santa Fe To ride a bull in a rodeo He's hooked on a feelin' Addicted to a natural high Don't know why it's appealin' All he knows

Thirty Dollar Cowboy Chris LeDoux

I'm just a workin' cowboy this ranch I'm on ain't mineBut I got a bed in the bunk houseand a place come supper timeI don't get much for wages but it's good enough for meMaybe I don't own this place but

Back When We Was Kids Chris LeDoux

shadow of the Rockies in the grand old West yes sir I didAnd dammed if we didn't have us a bunch of fun back when we was kidsYea there was manure on our britches snuff pouchin' out our lipAnd hat's so big you

One Tonight Chris LeDoux

your eyes I've seen it in mine too We both had been burned, hard lessons learned From making some bad moves We keep looking for the perfect time and place Good things don't always come to those who wait Sometimes

Old Red Chris LeDoux

Old Red was one of the orneriest yet I'd seen at the big rodeo He'd bite you and kick you and stomp out your life Old Red had never been rode Meaner than sin, wild as the wind That blew on the Montana

Rodeo Life Chris LeDoux

To make money so I could live in luxury But the life behind a desk in a building Would be like a prison sentence to me My manners are not refined or even polished And my speech it may be crude to most you

Strawberry Roan Chris LeDoux

Let me tell you a tale and a good one I own of an old caballo a strawberry roan I was hangin' round town just a spendin' my time out of a job and not earnin' a dime When a stranger steps up and he says

Not For Heroes Chris LeDoux

heroAnd the hard times he goes through all the whileAnd all that he's got goin' is his prideHe's never been a hero and he probably never be oneBut in his heart he knows he gave his allMy hat goes off to you

So You Want To Be A Cowboy Chris LeDoux

So you wanna be a cowboy and you wanna rodeo Well I don't see nothin' to hold you back just pack your stuff and go You'll travel many highways and boy you're gonna see it all You'll have yourself some

Love Needs A Fool Chris LeDoux

common 'cept the need to move on So they headed for somewhere further along Dust devils were spinning out across the fields That bridge was a burning underneath their wheels That old muddy river was just

Billy The Kid Chris LeDoux

Each notch you carved on your six-gun's got a bloody tale to tell Well, you're a mile ahead of garrett and a step outside of hell. Them fancy clothes you're wearin?