John Ed Sang Cowpoke Chris LeDoux

was overWe're all go to the roomWe're drink some beer, relax awhileAnd sing some cowboy tunesThat old guitar we passed aroundIt was battered, scratched, and brokeBut Lord, it sounded mighty fineWhen John

They Couldn't Understand My Cowboy Songs Chris LeDoux

Nashville Tennessee Well there's just too many miles and styles between us I suppose The kind of songs I'm singin' won't fit in down here I know I kind of got the feeling it was time to move along When Ed

Go Riding, Young Cowboy Chris LeDoux

number fourThe young cowboys were laughin' at him and at the out of date clothes that he woreThough his trophy buckle was old it told of the glory he surely had seenAnd the beard that showed neath his old John

The Last Drive-In Chris LeDoux

finished if it took them till midnight There were cats and scrapers All caterpillars packed up by mile-high crane And it looked like monsters From the old B-movies the drive-ins use to play And we'd sang

The Greatest Prize Chris LeDoux

all the things i've ever done i have to tell you true The greatest prize i've ever won is the love i won from you You stuck by me through thick and thin just why lord only knows You came along when i sang

Where Is The Glory Chris LeDoux

spent all the fortune I've seenNow where is the glory in drivin' all nightDown a highway that's headed to nowhereWhat good's the fame when the fortune's all goneAnd the dreams turned into a nightmareLike Ed

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.

Utah Tribute Chris LeDoux

never could have ever got this far Yeah you helped me grow and I owe you more than you'll ever know From the days at the Terrace Ballroom well me made it up to Symphony Hall I played my songs and you sang

Homecoming Chris LeDoux

blogne burgers and beans And he thinks he just might stay home for awhile Well there's a dance in town tonight And he figures he'll just go in and see some of his old friends Well he runs into Bill and John

Workin' Man's Dollar Chris LeDoux

, I'm faded and I'm wrinkled Tattered and stained with sweat But I'm the 1st one called when Uncle Sam Needs a hand with the National Debt I've been wages for the farm hand For drivin' an old John

Running Through The Rain Chris LeDoux

Witch and john were at the beer stand, gettin' sprung. But we got 'em gathered and hit the road again. Chewin' snoose and spittin' in a bottle. With country music blastin' on the radio.

Sweet Wyoming Home Chris LeDoux

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

Johnson County War Chris LeDoux

Ranger jones and john tisdale both been shot in the back... Oh, powder river, you're muddy and you're wide, How many men have died upon your shores.

Cowpoke Paw

Well, I'm another dollar short, another day lateI'm always wrong no matter what I sayTruck got a flat and you got madThrowing beer cans, whatever you hadWalk to town alone, I didn't want to careI f...

Good Ride Cowboy Country Dance Kings

much to young, Having too much fun As we all sang along And we sang Life's a Highway There's only one way you're gonna get through it When she starts to twist, be more like Chris Pull your hat down

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...

Sometimes You'Ve Just Gotta Ride Chris LeDoux

His name was Twister he lived in the pastureRight down from my daddy's farmThey say there's a cowboy who once tried to ride himNow he's mending fences with only one armOn my way home from school so...

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 ...

Dallas Days And Fort Worth Nights Chris LeDoux

Under the skies of old Big D he works a nine-to-fiveBending steel and driving nails by phone in a suit and tieHe fights traffic in his Mercedes to put on his cowboy bootsThen he climbs on board his...

Tougher Than The Rest Chris LeDoux

Well Its Saturday Night!You're All Dressed Up In Blue!I've Been Watchin' You A While!Maybe, You've Been Watchin' Me Too!So Somebody Ran Out! Left Somebodys Heart In A Mess!Well If You're Lookin' Fo...

Big Love Chris LeDoux

You need a man to get lost itWith a heart big enough to roamNo more fences for you to look throughWith your heart caught in a strangle holdI've got a love full of wide open spacesI've got a big lov...

Love Needs A Fool Chris LeDoux

She lives for the thunder, he lives for the rainShe was born in Manhattan, he grew up near SpokaneHe found her sitting by the side of the roadHer long hair shining like that black Texas goldThey ha...

Slow Down Chris LeDoux

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

Sons Of The Pioneers Chris LeDoux

Well way out west where the wild wind blows the eagle flies and the sage brush growsTraditions are holding on you'll be glad to hearThey're being kept alive by the Sons of The PioneersLike that you...

Hairtrigger Colt's .44 Chris LeDoux

I'm a man who's goin' to hell with heaven's blessingThe judge said I'm not fit to live with menThey're building me a gallows in the courtyardTo make sure I don't pass this way againMy first taste o...

Light Of The World Chris LeDoux

In a lonely all night diner on a rainy city streetA girl eats at the counter with a suitcase at her feetAnd the waitress looks her over and she knows that she can't paySo when the girl slips out th...

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, y...

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 y...

Wyoming Girl Chris LeDoux

I saw her for the first time, when the snow was falling downAnd Lord, she was the cutest thing I've ever seenGreat big green eyes a flashin' ruby lips a smilin'Well, my heart went pitter patter, an...

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, "...

Rodeo Rose Chris LeDoux

When I first saw you, I didn't think you were too prettyKinda dumb looking and tell you the truth really uglyBut I wanted and needed what you had to offerSo I swallowed my pride and together, we hi...

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 l...

Too Old To Play Cowboy Chris LeDoux

Boots spurs and a pearl handle cap pistol and a gold mine that dug in the sandI rode the fence line in her backyard each day on a stick horse I called old DanOne day my mama she called me aside and...

Old Jake Chris LeDoux

Now old Jake was a cowboy he'd worked his whole life on the rangeAnd he could rope, and he could ride with any man just half his ageOld Jake was my hero and me I was just a green kidAnd I prayed th...

Not For Heroes Chris LeDoux

There are songs about the heroes and the great things they have doneAnd the hell they went through to get this farBut this song is for the cowboy who never been a heroAnd the hard times he goes thr...

There's Nobody Home On The Range Anymore Chris LeDoux

The old man used to dream of the fortunes he'd seekNow he lives in a room where you pay by the weekHis hands are all battered and his pony's gone lameHis bones always ache when the sky looks like r...

The Buckskin Lady Chris LeDoux

Now, I've got a pony, the fastest thing around,And of all the girls I've known she's the truest one I've found.Well, she'll cut 'em and she'll head 'em just the way you want 'emTurned,And if you dr...

Oklahoma Joe Chris LeDoux

He prayed upon the bad ones so wide was spread his fameFrom Houston up to Calgary the folks all knew his nameHe was the toughest cowboy ever worked the rodeoThis man that they call Oklahoma JoeHis ...