Back When We Was Kids Chris LeDoux

Well I grew up in the shadow of the Rockies in the grand old West yes sir I didAnd dammed if we didn't have us a bunch of fun back when we was kidsYea there was manure on our britches snuff pouchin' out

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

Cowboy Up Chris LeDoux

I was a new kid on the circuit Gold buckles in my eyes But the horse I drew was plenty rank Much to my surprise I did a double back flip And landed on my head This old cowboy limped out in the arena Leaned

The Lady Is Dancing With Me Chris LeDoux

I was waltzin' with my darlin' at the cattleman's ball. Lost in the music and her charms. I was glidin' around the dancefloor, she felt so good in my arms.

Come Riding Joe Cy Chris LeDoux

The first time I saw him was over in Tucson When he asked what the bronc ridin' paid Well, me and the boys we all had us a laugh When we saw that his hair was in braids He drawed a good mount you should

Tennessee Stud Chris LeDoux

had the blood And there never was a horse like the Tennessee stud We drifted on down into no man's land We crossed the river called the Rio Grande I raced my horse with a Spaniard's foal Til I got me a

Little Joe The Wrangler Chris LeDoux

the evening 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

Country Star Chris LeDoux

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 be a while till I can come back

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

Old Red Chris LeDoux

He was kickin' and stompin' about Billy dropped into the saddle with ease And said, "Turn him loose let us out" Old Red came out with his head on the ground His back hooves were touching his nose Tryin

Cowboy In The Continental Suit Chris LeDoux

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 a cowboy in the continental suit We

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.

This Cowboy's Hat Chris LeDoux

there's always been groups of people that never could see eye to eye And I always thougt if they ever had a chance to sit down and talk face to face They might realize they got a lot in common Well I was

Song Of The Yukon Rose Chris LeDoux

And there in the dark his heart his lonely heart, Was touched by rose's lulaby.

Johnson County War Chris LeDoux

Life is sweet we lived on the meat, of the deer and the antelope. We cut house logs on the moutain, with the team we hauled 'em down.

Re-Ride Chris LeDoux

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 hair When

The Feeling Comes Back Chris LeDoux

running around like my wild days And most of the time I do just fine 'cause I'm where I want to be But I know it ain't over, the smell of sweet clover Still works it's magic on me And the feeling comes back

Just Enough Money, Honey Chris LeDoux

But this time we've got an extra hundred dollars and I'll tell you what We outta do. Let's go downtown and throw it around, and just blow it on just me and You.

Our First Year Chris LeDoux

The winter wind was blowin' when we loaded that old truck With a few things that we had and all our dreams.

Western Skies Chris LeDoux

line We got county fairs and rodeos, ain't a better place for my kids to grow Just turn 'em loose in the western summer time And if you ever held your woman on a summer's evening While the prairie moon

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

Making Ends Meet Chris LeDoux

He left for work and he never came back now Mary has to face the fact That it's up to her to start a new life with two kids and just one job It's gonna' take all the strength she's got Well it's a hard

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

Paint Me Back Home In Wyoming Chris LeDoux

She was painting a picture of slum life when the cowboy came limping by Wearing tattered old boots with one sole gone and a far away look in his eye Well he watched for a while as she painted and then

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

Someday Soon Chris LeDoux

cannot stand him 'cause he rides the rodeo They say he's not her kind, he'll leave her cryin' If he asks she'll follow him down the toughest road to Hoe Someday soon, goin' with him someday soon Oh, when

She's Tough Chris LeDoux

Well, I was lookin' for just a little bit more Than just another pretty face Someone who would be strong and true If trouble ever came my way Too many times, I've been left behind When my back was up against

Bad Brahma Bull Chris LeDoux

I was snappin' out broncs at the Old Flyin' you At forty a month a plum good buckaroo Well, the boss comes around and he says, hey my lad Well, you look pretty good ridin' horses that's bad You see, I

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.

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

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 wins

Silence On The Line Chris LeDoux

Took my last fall in San Diego Bus headed north one headed south I call a farm in Colorado And I lift a dusty pay phone to my mouth She says hello I say it's me hon Sorry I stayed away so long Tell the kids

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

John Ed Sang Cowpoke Chris LeDoux

When the rodeo 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

The Littlest Cowboy Rides Again Chris LeDoux

Dynamite his very favorite friend An old steed about four hands high that runs just like the wind There's not an outlaw in the badlands that he can't apprehend Whoopee ti yo, the littlest cowboy rides again When

Rodeo Life Chris LeDoux

live in luxury But the life behind a desk in a building Would be like a prison sentence to me My manners are not refined or even polished And my speech it may be crude to most you see I guess that I was

I'm Country Chris LeDoux

I laugh when I'm happy and cry when I'm blue ‘cus when I'm mad like I'm suppose to do on a saturday night I'll have a drink or two and hollow at the moon I'm country.

Hometown Cowboy Chris LeDoux

hair He borrowed himself a bull rope spurs and a riding glove To prove he was no coward to the girl he loved His bull was standing in the chute his girl was in the stands Wating to hear the name of her

Tie A Knot In The Devil's Tail Chris LeDoux

his easy go down Well I'm sick of the smell of this here burnin' hair and allows I'm a goin' to town ( harmonica ) So they saddles up and they hits 'em a lope for it weren't no sign of a ride And them was

Too Old To Play Cowboy Chris LeDoux

little too old to play cowboy well its high time you made a changeSo kick off your boots and bed down your horseCause there ain't no home on the rangeA wife a son and a job at the factory but that never was

Running Through The Rain Chris LeDoux

Last night we rode our broncs in seattle, Me and bill packed the car in the pourin' rain. Witch and john were at the beer stand, gettin' sprung. But we got 'em gathered and hit the road again.

Sometimes You'Ve Just Gotta Ride Chris LeDoux

His name was Twister he lived in the pasture Right down from my daddy's farm They say there's a cowboy who once tried to ride him Now he's mending fences with only one arm On my way home from school somehow

Rodeo Trails Chris LeDoux

made a few bucks in a show down in Texas You rode the train north threw the sand and the sage It took all you had to make entry in Denver A cheap hotel room like a cat in a cage But you hit a good lick when

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

They Couldn't Understand My Cowboy Songs Chris LeDoux

I left home with a suitcase my songs and my guitar Headed down to Nashville gonna try to be a star The Nashville folks they made me feel like I was right at home But they couldn't understand my cowboy

Copenhagen Junkie Chris LeDoux

never thought I need a crutch To help me thru the trials of this life But there's one thing I cant do with out and Copenhagens what I'm talkin' About and I love it nearly as much as I love my wife Now when

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.

Get Along Little Doggies Chris LeDoux

While I was walkin' one mornin' for pleasure I spied a young cowboy just ridin' along His hat was throwed back and his spurs were a jinglin' And as he approached he was singin' this song Yippy ti yi yo

The Buckskin Lady Chris LeDoux

she can make a grass rope hum,And any time you got a rodeo, and I've got the entry fee,You can bet your boots my gal and I will come.ChorusWhoopee-ti-d-idi-ido on the plains of coloradoThat young pony was

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.