Light Of The World Chris LeDoux

door she looks the other way There's a small light in the dark night human kindness deep inside us If you see it in somebody's eyes there's no reason to be so surprised Let it shine on it's only the light

Daydream Cowboy Chris LeDoux

I'm sittin' in a city filled with people cars and smokeThe walls are closin' in on me my heart's about to chokeThe world becomes a foggy dream and I no longer seeThe dirty concrete canyons where I have

The Last Drive-In Chris LeDoux

Caravan of yellow wire and crawling across the plains Rolling along in a single file like a slow moving train It rumbled down out of the mist into the early morning light Said they stay till the job was

Honky Tonk World Chris LeDoux

There used to be a time candlelight and wine was all that a woman would need Man you were a winner if you took her out to dinner or a movie she wanted to see But the world has turned and it's time you

Looking At You Girl Chris LeDoux

at you, girl Standin' here beside me Starlight on your hair Lookin' like a dream I dreamed somewhere And look at me, girl You got me actin' just like a lover In an old time picture show And how I got the

Look At You Girl Chris LeDoux

girl Standin' here beside me Starlight on your hair Lookin' like a dream I dreamed somewhere And look at me girl You got me actin' just like a lover In an old time picture show And how I got the

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

Fourth Of July Rodeos Chris LeDoux

Just about two hundred years ago they signed that declaration Tellin' everybody in the whole wide world they're gonna start a brand new nation From that day on the 4th of July has been a holiday To the

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

The Greatest Prize Chris LeDoux

I rodeoed on the circuit for nearly fifteen years To reach the top it took a lot of blood sweat and tears I finally won the title i finally gained the fame But honey it don't matter if the whole world

Oklahoma Joe Chris LeDoux

were tremendous and the crowds would gather roundThe whisky flowed like water when his party came to townIt was the ramblin' life that he loved soThis man that they call Oklahoma JoeThe sands of time

Bareback Jack Chris LeDoux

When I was just a very young lad I walked up and I told my dad A bareback rider's what I wanna be I want the whole world to know about me In the rodeo arena I'll take my stand I wanna be known as a rodeo

Slow Down Chris LeDoux

Well I used to laugh with an old friend till the busy world pulled him away Every now and then I see him again but he's not the same man I knew yesterday His smile just grows smaller and smaller and the

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

Under This Old Hat Chris LeDoux

I never was the kind to wear my feelings on my sleeve But since I met you girl, there's been a world of change in me I've got to say I love you, hope you like the sound of that 'Cause I can't keep it

When The Rodeo Comes To Town Chris LeDoux

Most of the time, things are pretty sublime in this little one horse town Well they close all the stores and they roll up the steets When the evenning sun goes down But the fourth of July flags will be

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

Strugglin' Years Chris LeDoux

We had our fill of old junk cars and unpaid bills But our love was clear in the struggling years Up against the world four young boys and our little girl We fought life's fears in the struggling years

Grange Hall Dance Chris LeDoux

Have you ever been down to a country dance And listend to the music of a hillbilly band And danced with your darlin' all through the night And don't go home til the morning light Well if you ain't you

Freedom Ain'T Free Chris LeDoux

You've finally arrived at the goals that you set You thought that was it boy but you can't quit yet There's a lonesome old road and it stats at the top You got one way to go now and it's a mighty fast

Desperado Chris LeDoux

You been out ridin' fences for so long now Oh, you're a hard one But I know that you got your reasons These things that are pleasin' you Can hurt you somehow Don't you draw the queen of diamonds, boy She'll

Mountain Wild Chris LeDoux

There was a man that lived in the hills all by himself Chin whiskers' hangin' off his face in the tree there's a hangin' bull elk The only friend he's got in this world is a big old wild cat That sleeps

Love Needs A Fool Chris LeDoux

She lives for the thunder, he lives for the rain She was born in Manhattan, he grew up near Spokane He found her sitting by the side of the road Her long hair shining like that black Texas gold They had

I Got You Chris LeDoux

and I've been aroundI've been in and I've been out I've had some thinks to shout aboutBut I know I won't strike out if I got youWell I've been good and I've been bad I've been happy oh I've been sadHad the

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

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

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

Thank The Cowboy For The Ride Chris LeDoux

sunset down the sidewalk She laughed at him every time that he talked His two front teeth were missin' but he had the cutest smile She thanked the cowboy for the ride Well he was seventeen the next time

He Rides The Wild Horses Chris LeDoux

Just a [e]rodeo drifter, he [a]comes and he [e]goes, Like a wild wind that blows in the [b7]night. The highways and backroads are all that he knows, He'll be gone with the mornin's grey light.

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

Raised By The Railroad Chris LeDoux

The clickety sound of the southbound freight And the high-speed hum of a passenger train Becomes a part of the soul and a heart and the mind Of a boy who's raised by the railroad line The sound of a whistle

The Passenger Chris LeDoux

lies When standin' in the shadows at the side of the road Stood the figure of a withered old man He wore a black bandana a ropin' stetson hat With a two inch scarlet hat band He held his wrinkled hand

Song Of Wyoming Chris LeDoux

I'm weary and tired I've done my day's ridin' Nighttime is rolling my way The sky's all on fire and the light's slowly fadin' Peaceful and still ends the day And out on the trail, the night birds are callin

Call Of The Wild Chris LeDoux

Intro Storm clouds are building above the timber line The lightning's flashing across the mountain side The thunder's rollin' down the canyons of his mind Somewhere beyond the great divide The bugle of

All Around Cowboy Chris LeDoux

Just a broken down cowboy all down on his luck Been through the best of his friends On a long lonesome highway in an old pick-up truck Cross Texas like a hot dusty wind He was All Around Cowboy back

Cowcamp Blues Chris LeDoux

The moon is shinnin' down through the pinesAnd it spreads its light across the mountain sideAnd I wonder what you're doin' tonightYes I wonder what you're doin' and I wonder if everythings alrightWell

Colorado Chris LeDoux

I look out to the east of the Colorado sky The canyons are throwin' dust in the storms eye And the storms gettin' angry I know that its so It's fixin' to blow away a little more of Colorado It seems to

Cadillac Cowboy Chris LeDoux

cowboy In the Coupe De Ville Chug-a-luggin' up one side Slidin' down the other Well I'm a lover of the other side of the hill Turn up that radio Don't wanna think about a rodeo Don't wanna think

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

The Cowboy And The Hippie Chris LeDoux

, he'd been down on his luck Lost his money at the Tuscon Rodeo And he sat beside what remained of his trusty pickup truck And like the hippie now he's thumbin' down the road Now some folks don't realize

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

Billy The Kid Chris LeDoux

In the southern part of texas, east and west of el paso Where the mighty franklin mountains guard the trail to mexico. There's a new made widow cryin? and a hurse a-rollin?

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

I Do It For Me Chris LeDoux

and bull doggin' steersWell, he smiled as he tipped his hat slowlyHe said, friend, it ain't all like it seemsWhile some folks are makin' a livin'Others are livin' their dreamsAnd some cowboys ride for the

Time Chris LeDoux

The cool fall breeze is blowin' and the leaves are turnin' goldAnd the smell of wood smoke takes me back to days of long agoI think about my childhood, pumpkin pie and HalloweenAnd the magic in a young

The Yellow Stud Chris LeDoux

own The chase goes on all morning and late into the day The cowboy changes horses, he staked along the way The stud is growin' weaker, now and gettin' short of wind He runs into the trap corral, the cowboy

Montana Rodeo Chris LeDoux

There's a rodeo in Montana where they come from miles around Where they throw the hooligan and a bunch of beer cans All over that little cow town from Friday night to Sunday afternoon The party goes on

Scene We All Ain't Saw Chris LeDoux

Old Badger was an outlaw that no man could ever ride So tough the devils pitch fork couldn't penetrate his hide To beat him was the dream of every cowboy in the land But try they might as sure is right

Ballad Of Will Rogers Chris LeDoux

He was born and raised in Oklahoma his blood lines were white and Cherokee His daddy owned a ranch outside of Clairmore Where he learned to ride before the age of three Now young Will Rogers was a cowboy

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