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.

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

Running Through The Rain Chris LeDoux

Last night we rode our broncs in seattle, Me and bill packed the car in the pourin' rain. Witch and john were at the beer stand, gettin' sprung. But we got 'em gathered and hit the road again.

I Do It For Me Chris LeDoux

Met a rodeo cowboy in BillingsKilling time, trading stories and beerAnd asked him how he made a livingRiding broncs and bull doggin' steersWell, he smiled as he tipped his hat slowlyHe said, friend, it

Mighty Lucky Man Chris LeDoux

Well, I figure myself a mighty luck man with the simple few things I've got There's money in the pockets of these old wore out jeans I've got a trailer house and a lot My wife's good lookin' and a heck

Rusty Spurs Chris LeDoux

Rusty spurs a hangin' from a nail their on the wallCold winds a blowin' and the snow begins to fallOld man a dreamin' in his rockin' chairThinkin' bout the days gone by wishin' he was thereRodeo, you take

What More Could A Cowboy Need Chris LeDoux

Well I spent half my life out on the highway Chasin' rodeos through every little town In an old pickup truck with a little cowboy luck Well I never thought I'd ever settle down Back then I didn't know

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

Dream On Cowboy Chris LeDoux

Braided rope, saddle soap, rosin for his riggin'A young man dreams of growing up to rideBuckin' broncs, Brahma bulls is just some wishful thinkin'Cause that cowboy, well, hes still too young to rideLeather

Ten Seconds In The Saddle Chris LeDoux

Well I'll gladly take ten seconds in the saddle For a lifetime of watching from the stands [ guitar ] His Stetson was faded and battered and worn The stubble of his beard showed flex of gray His limp was

The Bucking Machine Chris LeDoux

I've rode lots of horses and I've won a few shows Ridin' broncs at the big old rodeos But the dang-dest contraption that I've ever seen Is that bucket of bots called a buckin' machine The kids they were

(I Used To Want To Be A) Cowboy Chris LeDoux

I used to want to be a cowboy Spent my childhood dreamin' that Wearing spurs and boots and six guns And a big ten-gallon hat Chasin' outlaws savin' ladies Bustin' broncs at rodeos Riding off into the sunset

Rodeo Trails Chris LeDoux

You made a few bucks in a show down in Texas You rode the train north threw the sand and the sage It took all you had to make entry in Denver A cheap hotel room like a cat in a cage But you hit a good

I Don't Want To Be A Cowboy Anymore Chris LeDoux

Cowboys ain't never got no money their wild and livin' in a different world They only care about their horse and saddle but a cowboy dosn't keep a steady girl The cowboy's rope and ride and drink hard

Life Is A Highway Chris LeDoux

blues won't haunt you anymore Where the brave are free and the lovers soar Come ride with me to the distant shore We won't hesitate Break down the garden gate There's not much time left today Life is

Bad Brahma Bull Chris LeDoux

I was snappin' out broncs at the Old Flyin' you At forty a month a plum good buckaroo Well, the boss comes around and he says, hey my lad Well, you look pretty good ridin' horses that's bad You see, I

Re-Ride Chris LeDoux

Since I saw that rodeo in 1965 I had to try to be the greatest bareback rider alive I went and did some practicing on pa's old ropin' mare And I thought I'd take that bronc I'd drawed And really part it's

Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy Chris LeDoux

I can see you got your eye on this old cowboy, And I can tell you've never had one for your own, Or you've never been around one, Now you're thinkin that you've found one, Well it might be kinda fun to

Sons Of The Pioneers Chris LeDoux

Well way out west where the wild wind blows the eagle flies and the sage brush grows Traditions are holding on you'll be glad to hear They're being kept alive by the Sons of The Pioneers Like that young

Paint Me Back Home In Wyoming Chris LeDoux

he said mama you surely paint well Yes you got all this on your canvas the dirt the squalor and the hell Well she asked to paint him in the setting ah but he shook his head slowly and low He said naw I

Hometown Cowboy Chris LeDoux

hair He borrowed himself a bull rope spurs and a riding glove To prove he was no coward to the girl he loved His bull was standing in the chute his girl was in the stands Wating to hear the name of her

Wild And Wooly Chris LeDoux

I've been workin' all week long out in the saddle I lay my bed roll down at night out on the range Cussin' dust and heat and fly's and cattle All this romance can drive a poor cowboy insane And that lonesome

I'm Country Chris LeDoux

I'm Country Well there's a little word and it fits me to a T I don't know how you spell it but its country and that's me.

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

The Buckskin Lady Chris LeDoux

loop around 'em, she can make a grass rope hum,And any time you got a rodeo, and I've got the entry fee,You can bet your boots my gal and I will come.ChorusWhoopee-ti-d-idi-ido on the plains of coloradoThat

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

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

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

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

Good Ride Cowboy Country Dance Kings

From the hills of Kaycee, Wyoming, Where life's wooly and wil Came a Navy brat, In a cowboy hat And that Copenhagen smile And from buckin' broncs to honky tonks He always sang a cowboy song We were

Rodeo Life Chris LeDoux

I suppose, there's a better way to make a livin' 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

Soft Place To Fall Chris LeDoux

I rode off into the sunset The way cowboys always do But ten miles west of Fort Worth My thoughts ran back to you I could feel you there beside me Taste your tender lips on mine Hey there'll always be

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

Runaway Love Chris LeDoux

Blue bonnets line a hundred miles of Texas highway All the way from Kadee, to downtown San Antonio The sun's so hot I feel the steam rise off this Chevrolet If you can stand the heat, we'll drive down

Strawberry Roan Chris LeDoux

I suppose you're a bronc rider by the looks of your clothes I says guess your right there's none I can't tame If its ridin' wild ponies that my middle name Oh that strawberry roan oh that strawberry roan

Get Back On That Pony Chris LeDoux

Seven years old on a gold palomino I sat up tall with my face to the wind I'd seen the rodeo 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

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

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

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

Take Me Back To Old Wyoming Chris LeDoux

The nights get mighty lonesome out here on the roadPickin' this old guitar a thousand miles from homeThe songs tonight I'm singin', Lord, they nearly make me cryTake me back to old Wyoming and the lady

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

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

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

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

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

Back When We Was Kids Chris LeDoux

Well I grew up in the 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

Daddy's Biggest Dream Chris LeDoux

I parked my old pickup behind the holdin' fence and rosined up my riggin Cause my old daddy said if I ride hard and take care of my gear I'd make it big But lookin' back I see that I've been on this circuit

Getting By A Quarter At A Time Chris LeDoux

She's not a kid anymore she can hide her age in these dim lightsWaitin' tables in this bar ain't what she's lookin' forThe short years fly by but oh the long long nightsA bar tends to make a woman hardRead

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

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