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

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

Homecoming Chris LeDoux

While driving down the last four miles of gravel road to home All the old familiar landmarks seem like long lost friends As he pulls in to the ranch he see's his mom hangin' out the wash And dad is ridin

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

One Road Man Chris LeDoux

There's so many roads a man can take One wrong turn can make a good heart break When it comes to you well there'll be no mistake I'm a one-road man There are men who like to see the sights And they get

The Blizzard Chris LeDoux

can bet we're on her mind 'cause it's nearly supper time And I'll bet there's hot biscuits in the pan Lord, my hands feel like their froze, there's a numbness in my toes But there's only five more miles

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

Go Riding, Young Cowboy Chris LeDoux

He stood out in the Cheyenne area dust by the latch on chute number fourThe young cowboys were laughin' at him and at the out of date clothes that he woreThough his trophy buckle was old it told of the

Photo Finish Chris LeDoux

At seven this morning I got on the phone and said to hold my Bronc as long as you can My car broke down in Billings and they just got it back together I'll be photo finishing in to old Cheyenne We'll

Rodeo, You've Cast A Spell Chris LeDoux

White lines go flash-in by meAs I wonder where this road will finally endI think about the past and I'm not too sureJust where the road beganI see the farmers plowingAnd I see the cattle feeding on the

The Rodeo Fan Chris LeDoux

He's a rodeo hand a dyin' breed driftin' like a tumble weed Rollin' where the urge tells him to go And all a cowboy really needs is a tank of gas and entry fees To get him to the next big rodeo Now most

The Rodeo Hand Chris LeDoux

He's a rodeo hand a dyin' breed driftin' like a tumble weed Rollin' where the urge tells him to go And all a cowboy really needs is a tank of gas and entry fees To get him to the next big rodeo Now most

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 Passenger Chris LeDoux

It was dark and I was driving down a lonely texas road The night was hot and sleep pulled at my eyes I was thinking bout the wild times and the women that I'd had The deceitful things I'd done and those

Born To Follow Rodeo Chris LeDoux

Faded old blue wranglers dusty cowboy hat pair of scuffed up boots upon your feet Can of pork n beans that you opened with your knife It aint much but its all you've got to eat You think of what your daddy

Bars Shouldn't Have Mirrors Chris LeDoux

Boots and a buckle jukebox and a bottleOld rodeo cowboy its part of the drawHe dreams of tomorrow winnin' the next showTill he looks in the mirror that hangs on the wallThere's a weathered old face like

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

The Cowboy And The Hippie Chris LeDoux

but it's a well know fact Cowboy's and hippies ain't never got along Now was it just coincidence or some weird act of fate That brought these two together on the road?

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

Caballo Diablo Chris LeDoux

Wild as a coastal barronca swift 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

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

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

Country Star Chris LeDoux

She opened up the letter from Nashville TennesseeHe said hon they like my music the songs I wrote for you and meThe boys and me just cut a record and it could hit the charts before too longSo it's gonna

Sweet Wyoming Home Chris LeDoux

Transcribed from audio by John Harris. Written by: Bill Staines.

Yellow Brick Road Turns Blue Chris LeDoux

You say that somewhere over the rainbow There's a star that you've been wishin' on Well is the grass really that much greener Than here where you belong?

Too Tough To Die Chris LeDoux

Now don't you try to tell me the West is dead and gone That cowboys have faded out and just a memory lives on There's a few others left and we're alive and goin' strong From the rollin' hills of Texas

Them Bareback Horses Chris LeDoux

drive down the road in a broke down car You stop in some town you wonder where in the hell you are You get yourself a road map and head out once again With only enough for fees so you'd damn sure better

Tie A Knot In The Devil's Tail Chris LeDoux

other way And to tell you the god forsaken truth them boys got stewed that day As they was a ridin' back to camp a packin' a pretty good load Well who should they meet but the devil himself a prancin'

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

Rodeo Life Chris LeDoux

polished And my speech it may be crude to most you see I guess that I was just born a dreamer But in my life I relish pride and being free My clothes are high heeled boots and a big hat And the buckle

Melodies And Memories Chris LeDoux

Ain't it funny how an ole song can take you back in time, Bring back the memories you thought you left behind. The melodies they never change...just get better with time.

Fine As Wine Chris LeDoux

Sweeter than the grapes growin' out in California Softer than the fuzz on the sweetest Georgia peach Warms you goin' down like a twenty-two year old brandy When she loves me, Lord, she's fine, fine as

Mountain Wild Chris LeDoux

down at the foot of the cave kills off the big rats I think i'ed like to see this guy well i might just maybe But everybody in the little bitty town they say he's crazy I asked a fellow what the story

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Lady Is Dancing With Me Chris LeDoux

Now I paid for the supper, an' I bought the drinks, So I feel that I've got the right, Now I'm sorry ole buddy, but you just better back off, Or there's liable to be trouble here t'night.

Blue Eyes And Freckles Chris LeDoux

Blue eyes and frcles neath a white cowboy hat His two bestest friends are his dog and his cat He's one of the good guys it's plain to see Shore enough cowboy though he's only three There's a cute little

I Don't Want To Mention Any Names Chris LeDoux

I've got a story to tell, would you mind listening I can always count on you we're such good friends And I need to talk about my situation And you're the only one who'll understand Now someone's

Goin' And A Blowin' Chris LeDoux

I'm a goin and a blowin' and a heading down the road tryin' to make a livin rodeoin' I've been a driving all night neath the pail moonlight Waiting for the sun to start showin' Theres to many miles and

Wife Behind The Cowboy Chris LeDoux

There's lots of pretty cowgirls but this you may not knowThere's a very special kind at every rodeoHer husband is a cowboy she's his greatest fanShe's the wife behind the cowboy and the cowboys a lucky

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

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

Looking 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 And how

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

Hippies In Calgary Chris LeDoux

And I'll never forget the night we impressed a bunch of them Calgary folks. Well just down the hall in the ole hotel where me and old John stayed.

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