Long Black Veil Chris LeDoux

If you were somewhere else then you won't have to die"I spoke not a word although it meant my lifeFor I had been in the arms of my best friend's wifeShe walks these hills in a long black veilShe visits

This Cowboy's Hat Chris LeDoux

That's when my friend turned around and this is what he said "You'll ride a black tornado 'cross the western sky Rope an ol blue norter and milk it till it's dry Bulldog the Mississippi, pin it's ears

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

Dirt And Sweat Cowboy Chris LeDoux

fashioned brandingBut Lorrie, it suits me just fineOh, the dust and the smoke's enough to make a feller chokeBut have you ever had to ride one of them old combinesNow my grandpa was a farmer, a Michigan black

Cowboys Like A Little Rock And Roll Chris LeDoux

Well, now cowboys love the ladies They like beans and sour dough Good horses and hot black coffee And camp fires burnin' low You know we love that cowboy music But I'll bet you didn't know That even cowboys

Sometimes You'Ve Just Gotta Ride Chris LeDoux

beat when I heard his four feet Pounding down on the red dirt like it was a drum He walked up against me as if to convince me His heart was easily tamed Then I came to staring up at the blue and the black

Even Cowboys Like A Little Rock And Roll Chris LeDoux

As performed with Charlie Daniels Well now cowboys love the ladies they like beans and sour dough Good horses and hot black coffee and camp fires burnin' low You know we love that cowboy music but I'll

Hometown Cowboy Chris LeDoux

He was just a hometown cowboy his belly kind of fat Acme boots up on his feet and a big U-roll-it hat He entered in the bull riding he did it on a dare To please his little sweetheart with the long blond

Life Is A Highway Chris LeDoux

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 a highway I wanna ride it all night long

The Passenger Chris LeDoux

thinking bout the wild times and the women that I'd had The deceitful things I'd done and those lies When standin' in the shadows at the side of the road Stood the figure of a withered old man He wore a black

I Got You Chris LeDoux

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 world right by the tail got the wind below from my sailsBut I know I'll never fail if I got youAs long

Caballo Diablo Chris LeDoux

as the wind blowing free With two eyes like fire brands that glow in the night Somewhere up there he's waiting for me And he knows that I'm coming' for him and I just can't rest till I find That raven black

Red Headed Stranger Chris LeDoux

Now the redheaded stranger, from Blue Rock, Montana Rode into town one day Between his knees was a raging black stallion Walkin' behind was a bay Now the redheaded stranger had eyes like the thunder His

I Believe In America Chris LeDoux

But I don't believe you can keep america down for long. Now if you read the papers, or listen to the news these days. Sometimes there don't look like there's much hope left for the good ole Usa.

The Last Cowboy In Town Chris LeDoux

how old he is, he never had no wife or kids But they say he never backed down from any man He once had spurs that jingled, jangled He once had girls that loved to tango With a handsome young cowboy, so long

Dream On Cowboy Chris LeDoux

up to rideBuckin' broncs, Brahma bulls is just some wishful thinkin'Cause that cowboy, well, hes still too young to rideLeather chaps, a big white hat, silver spurs that glistenGrowin' up takes such a long

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

Tennessee Stud Chris LeDoux

Tennessee Stud I had a little trouble with my sweetheart's pa And one of her brothers was a bad outlaw I sent her a letter by my Uncle Fudd Then I rode away on the Tennessee Stud The Tennessee stud was long

Dallas Days And Fort Worth Nights Chris LeDoux

phone in a suit and tie He fights traffic in his Mercedes to put on his cowboy boots Then he climbs on board his pickup truck and barrels on out of the chute Dallas days and Fort Worth nights All day long

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

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

And that ain't really him with all those feathers in his hat And some frenchman's name embroidered on his jeans Chorus: But he's still out there ridin' fences Still makes his livin' with his rope As long

Song Of Wyoming Chris LeDoux

roll by And here comes that big ole prairie moon risin' Shinin' down bright as can be And up on the hill there's a coyote singin' A song of Wyoming for me Well now it's whiskey and tobacco and bitter black

Rainbow Rider Chris LeDoux

We've been hangin' around this ole town too long. Can't you hear that highway callin', the radio is playin' a traveling Song. come on!!

Hippies In Calgary Chris LeDoux

With long hair, bare feet, old t-shirts, and beads around our necks. And shoot we just had to show someone so we boogied on down to the lounge.

Born In Mississippi Chris LeDoux

treesAnd the smell of honeysuckleOn the Mississippi breezeThank you Mississippi for lovin' meThank you for givin' this country boy a place to dreamThank you for old cane pole, the fishin' holeThe grits and black

Goin' And A Blowin' Chris LeDoux

Theres to many miles and not enough time but im gonna make it Just the same well its a mighty tough life but I like it alright You know I wouldnt have it any other way Well I've been drinkin' that ol black

Tie A Knot In The Devil's Tail Chris LeDoux

where the yellow jack pines grow tall Old Sandy Bob and Buster Jiggs had a roundup camp last fall Oh, they'd taken the horses and the runnin' irons and may be a dog or two And they swore they'd brand all long

Sons Of The Pioneers Chris LeDoux

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 cowboy from old Montana got boots and spurs and a black

Coming Home Mom Waltz Chris LeDoux

Stoke up the fire mom bake me a pie stick a big chicken in the skillet to fry Bake me some biscuits a chocolate cake too I'm comin' home mom home to see you Well it's been a long time now since I've been

Round And Round She Goes Chris LeDoux

S. laprade riddell, pointed star music (recorded by chris ledoux) On a cold montana morning On the road to idaho I watched her order hot and black to go.

Little Joe The Wrangler Chris LeDoux

Little Joe the wrangler he'll wrangle never more His days with the remuda they're all done It was long about last April he rode into our camp Just a little Texas stray and all alone It was long late in

Runaway Love Chris LeDoux

need to worry, you can slide on over We're riding high on a runaway love We're riding high on a runaway love Ten thousand kisses blowing through me like a hurricane Shoulda left that one horse town a long

Country Star Chris LeDoux

lights when you step on stage to singJust remember we all love you and don't get blinded by the lightWe'll just keep the homefires burnin' while you're goneYou know we pray for you each nightAfter six long

Lean, Mean And Hungry Chris LeDoux

and that's all I wanna be I ride for my wages to put food on the table I gotta feed my family waitin' there at home Oh you know I hate to leave 'em but Lord I need my freedom But you know it won't be long

Night Rider's Lament Chris LeDoux

Lights They ain't never seen a hawk on the wing They've never spent spring on the Great Divide And they've never heard ole' camp cookie sing Well I read up the last of my letter And tore off the stamp for black

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

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

Don't It Make You Want To Dance Chris LeDoux

I've been gone for so long, Feels so good just to get back home, Back to my friends and other faces that I love to see.

True Western Movie Chris LeDoux

into the sunset aloneHe makes her feel like a kid cuttin' schoolBut by now she should be old enough to knowThat today ain't forever and there's only so longYou can't take all your pleasures to goBut as long

I Do It For Me Chris LeDoux

others for moneySome ride for glory or fameBut through all of my seasons, of all of the reasonsI've stayed on this circuit for meHe said I've been on this suicide circuitFor the best part of fifteen long

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

to love one woman cause cowboys all got women by the score Well if cowboys ain't suppose to love one woman I don't want to be a cowboy anymore harmonica + piano Well I've been ridin' herd for oh so long

Too Tough To Die Chris LeDoux

to the wide Montana plains We still work on horseback just like the good old days Now maybe it ain't quite the way it was once upon a time The West might be changin' but it's still too tough to die As long

Ain't No Place For A Country Boy Chris LeDoux

nineteen dollars stuck way down in my shoe It cost me seven fifty for a dirty sleepin' room My window faced the alley and the city smells were strong I couldn't sleep for horns and sirens blowin' all night long

Some Things Never Change Chris LeDoux

[Chorus] They fenced in all the free land, And the old wells run the range, Long gone are the cattle drives, Since they brought in the trains.

Under This Old Hat Chris LeDoux

the sound of that 'Cause I can't keep it under this ol' hat CHORUS Under this ol' hat Is the head you turned around And the heart you stole away The day we met under this ol' hat's Two arms that long

Old Jake Chris LeDoux

after I'm goneWhatever happens to old cowboy heros like meA broken down part of a man I used to beWill I be forgotten or live on in your memoryWhatever happens to old cowboy heros like meIt's been a long

Chris And The Saddle Boogie Band Chris LeDoux

folks tonight, hope you got your hats on tight I hope you're ready to hear some cowboy songs You can listen up or party down, have a cup or stick around There ain't no blues gonna hang around here for long

Working Cowboy Blues Chris LeDoux

try to lose These dog gone low down workin' cowboy blues Well next year it might get better aw thats what they always say But I've seen a string of next years come and Lord they're all the same But as long

God Must Be A Cowboy Chris LeDoux

I understand It sure smooth the wrinkles in my soul Sleepin' in the moonlight with a blanket for a bed Leaves such a peaceful feelin' in my mind Wakin' in the morning with an eagle over head Makes me long

River Boat Gambler Chris LeDoux

I cut my teeth on a poker chip my daddy left layin' behind The said he was a dealin' from the bottom but my mama said they were lyin' So I never stay in one place long I'm just a natural born rambler My