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

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

other rides since I began As I climbed up the gate I heard that young cowboy sayin' Well, that ole man ain't gonna ride and I had to smile I said son it ain't age that makes me look this way It ain't the years

The Last Cowboy In Town Chris LeDoux

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 and so tall It's been years

Blue Bonnet Blues Chris LeDoux

An' I know the years have probably colored the way it really was back Then. But still...i like to take the memories out an' look at 'em from time to Time.

Old Jake Chris LeDoux

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 time and oh how the years

Born In Mississippi Chris LeDoux

for givin' this country boy a place to dreamThank you for old cane pole, the fishin' holeThe grits and black eyed peasThank you Mississippi for lovin' meThen my family moved down to TexasWhen I was 12 years

The Real Thing Chris LeDoux

up on the movie screen or in a magazine He ain't no coke a cola cowboy He's the real thing He rides across the Prairie Out where the wild wind blows And he still works his cattle Just like a hundred years

Simple As Dirt Chris LeDoux

Been like a rolling wheel in these fertile fields Since I was five years old Between then and now I bet I've pulled this plow About a million miles or so I have never been nowhere, oh, but I don't care

Paint Me Back Home In Wyoming Chris LeDoux

back home Can you paint me back home in Wyoming riding free neath the big sky above Free as the wind on the prairie out in the hills that I love I long to get back to Wyoming and I've hoped all these years

Bareback Jack Chris LeDoux

with my spurs up high Chaps and boots reachin' for the sky Spurrin' wild with my head throw'd back You'll ask whose that well that's Bareback Jack You'll ask whose that well that's Bareback Jack The years

Powder River Home Chris LeDoux

Travelin' round the country for a dozen years or more Funny how your point of view can change I finally found the rainbow that I've been searchin' for It's right above my home out on the range.

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

Long Black Veil Chris LeDoux

Ten years ago on a cool, dark nightThere was someone killed 'neath the town hall lightThere were few at the scene but they all did agreeThat the slayer who ran looked a lot like meThe judge said, "Son,

Cowboy And The Rose Chris LeDoux

He's rugged rough and ready his lady's soft and prettyThere must be ten years difference in their ages I supposeBut you don't see any traces or sadness in the facesCause together they're the cowboy and

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

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

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 now I've been gone on fourteen years

Hard Times Chris LeDoux

He's known some of 'em for 30 years, and some point the finger of blame. An' no one sees his tears, except the one who shares his name. Oh...it's hard, hard times... Oh...it's hard, hard times...

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

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

chorus: Well he's tall in the saddle short on the cash The last to quit the first to buy the beer Well he's a knight in leather armor still livin' by the code That's made him what he's been a hundred years

Working Cowboy Blues Chris LeDoux

' pan I know it's not the answer but I'm gonna 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

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

I Can't Ride The Broncs Anymore Chris LeDoux

Well I spent lots of years out on that highway, Ridin' buckin' horses for my grub. But now I make my livin' with this ole guitar. And just like rodeo it's in my blood.

Time Chris LeDoux

But the years went by too quickly and the leaves fall from the treesAnd the wind's a little colder now than what it used to beAnd I feel kind of saddened that the summer now is goneAnd a little scared

The Wild Bunch Rides Again Chris LeDoux

to be rode And steers to be throwed and the wild bunch is ridin' again The wild bunch is ridin' again the wild bunch is ridin' again Well they may be gettin' grey and they may be gettin' old And the years

Dirt And Sweat Cowboy Chris LeDoux

with them machines the whole day throughBut I bet if he did some roaming through the hills of old WyomingHe'd probably feel about the same way that I doI reckon it's just bad fate, I was born a hundred years

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.

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

Running Through The Rain Chris LeDoux

Well, the years went by and now we've all got families. Ah, but we still get together every now and then, And we talk about all the bad broncs and good times.

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

The Last Drive-In Chris LeDoux

Cowboys, soldiers, gangsters and thieves James Bond and his golden girls Well, you could sit in your car and never turn the key And go half way around the world And it stood like a landmark for forty years

Ballad Of Will Rogers Chris LeDoux

Rogers was a country boy one of Oklahoma's favorite sons The nation claimed him as their pride and joy But his roots were deep in Oklahoma sod Before too long he had his fill of schooling At eighteen years

Sometimes You'Ve Just Gotta Ride Chris LeDoux

With a handful of mane Well I thought he'd go one way but he went the other I'm lucky, I even survived You can't always sit on the fence while the world passes by Sometimes you just gotta ride Well, the years

National Finals Rodeo Chris LeDoux

A rodeo's just a rodeo after riding several years From ol' Cheyenne to Houston they never cause too much fear But let me tell you about one that will chill your very soul It happens in December when it's

Johnson County War Chris LeDoux

Well it was us against the cattlemen, and the years just made it worse.

Little Joe The Wrangler Chris LeDoux

when he rode into our camp On a little old brown pony he called Shaw In his brogan shoes and coveralls a harder lookin' kid You never in you life have seen before His saddle was a Sother kack built many years

Hippies In Calgary Chris LeDoux

Well a few years back me and ol' John worked the Calgary rodeo. We were hangin' around town with nothing to do, nowhere else to go.

Look At You Girl Chris LeDoux

Just look 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 A...

Cadillac Ranch Chris LeDoux

Well the well went dry and the cow did too Daddy didn't know what to do The banker came by the house one day Said he's gonna take the farm away And momma came up with a plan Brother and me started...

Cadillac Cowboy Chris LeDoux

Hold tight with a leather fist Watch out when he starts to twist What their daddies' used to tell them boys How to ride them bulls I got a jingle in my jeans Sore places in between And I'm leavin'...

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 is ...

Riding For A Fall Chris LeDoux

Last night you told her you could never hold her 'Cause cowboys just got to be free Her heart was breaking yours was aching But you saddled up to follow your dreams Coffee on your campfire, wind t...

County Fair Chris LeDoux

Been workin' like a dawg slavin' on the fence line Stretchin' those wires tight Diggin' and tappin' and sweatin' in the sunshine But I get off tonight I got a date with a girl, a pretty rancher's ...

Every Time I Roll The Dice Chris LeDoux

She got a roof that don't leak When the rain's pourin' down She got a place I can sleep Where I'll be safe and sound She got a lock on her door Oh, but I got the key She don't walk the floor But ...

One Tonight Chris LeDoux

Girl, I recognize the smoke in your eyesI've seen it in mine tooWe both had been burned, hard lessons learnedFrom making some bad movesWe keep looking for the perfect time and placeGood things don'...

Runaway Love Chris LeDoux

Blue bonnets line a hundred miles of Texas highwayAll the way from Kadee, to downtown San AntonioThe sun's so hot I feel the steam rise off this ChevroletIf you can stand the heat, we'll drive down...

Old Paint Chris LeDoux

I ride an old paint I lead an old DanI'm off to Montan' for to throw the hooley annThey feed in the coulees they water in the drawTheir tails're all matted their backs're all rawRide around little ...

Bang A Drum Chris LeDoux

I went to see the preacherTo teach me how to prayHe looked at me and smiledThen that preacher turned awaySaid, "If you want to tell him somethingYou ain't gotta fold your handsSay it with your hear...

One Ride In Vegas Chris LeDoux

He's packed up his boots and his saddleSeventeen, headin' out on his ownAnd he'll rodeo from Cheyenne to TexasDreamin' of one ride in Vegas, one ride in VegasLonely nights in rundown motel roomsAch...

Life Is A Highway Chris LeDoux

Life's like a road that you travel onOne day here and the next day goneSometimes you bend, sometimes you standSometimes you turn your back to the windThere's a world outside every darkened doorWher...

One Road Man Chris LeDoux

There's so many roads a man can takeOne wrong turn can make a good heart breakWhen it comes to you well there'll be no mistakeI'm a one-road manThere are men who like to see the sightsAnd they get ...