Night Rider's Lament Chris LeDoux

back home And he asked me Why do you ride for your money and why do you rope for short pay You ain't a'gettin' nowhere And you're loosin' your share Boy, you must have gone crazy out there He said last night

Rainbow Rider Chris LeDoux

Girl I never seen the sun shine brighter, I need you to be my rainbow Rider. Your sweet smile can keep all the clouds at bay, So get up, we can use a holiday.

Bull Rider Chris LeDoux

I was sittin' the a bar-room one rainy afternoon Tellin' stories about rodeo and listening to a tune The rodeo starts tomorrow in this one horse town So Bill took our names and put our entries down...

There's Nobody Home On The Range Anymore Chris LeDoux

glaizedDeep in his memory wild horses run onBut he knows the good times have all come and goneThere's nobody home on the range anymoreThey closed down the bunk house and padlocked the doorNow there' s

Re-Ride Chris LeDoux

Since I 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

Strawberry Roan Chris LeDoux

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 I suppose you're a bronc rider

Cowboy In The Continental Suit Chris LeDoux

haven't seen him since The moral of this story never judge by what they wear Underneath some ragged clothes could be a millionaire So everybody listen don't be fooled by this galoot Sure enough bronc rider

Life Is A Highway Chris LeDoux

Where 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

Grange Hall Dance Chris LeDoux

Have you ever been down to a country dance And listend to the music of a hillbilly band And danced with your darlin' all through the night And don't go home til the morning light Well if you ain't you

County Fair Chris LeDoux

after some soap and water And we're headin' to the county fair Well there's a full moon in the western sky And there's magic in the air Ain't nothin' I know of can make you fall in love Like a night

The Last Sunset Chris LeDoux

Last night the lady she took you by suprise Threw a loop around your heart when she looked into your eyes Branded by the tender touch of her soft gentle hand Now this hard ridin' cowboy this wild driftin

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

Long Black Veil Chris LeDoux

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 my grave when the night

Just Enough Money, Honey Chris LeDoux

We can dance all night, and do it up allright. But before the night is through, Let's drive down to the river, the way we used to do. Let's take a little money honey, and blow it on me and you...

Soft Place To Fall Chris LeDoux

ten miles west of Fort Worth My thoughts ran back to you I could feel you there beside me Taste your tender lips on mine Hey there'll always be another bronc But true love is hard to find CHORUS Last night

Light Of The World Chris LeDoux

In a lonely all night diner on a rainy city street A girl eats at the counter with a suitcase at her feet And the waitress looks her over and she knows that she can't pay So when the girl slips out the

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

The Last Cowboy In Town Chris LeDoux

In a little Texas town, at a bar by the rodeo grounds You can see him ridin' in every Saturday night Well, there ain't no hitchin' post but his horse has got so old He'd stay in front of that bar if he

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

Song Of The Yukon Rose Chris LeDoux

Then one night a bigfoot just happened to be passin' by. And there in the dark his heart his lonely heart, Was touched by rose's lulaby.

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.

He Rides The Wild Horses Chris LeDoux

Just a [e]rodeo drifter, he [a]comes and he [e]goes, Like a wild wind that blows in the [b7]night. The highways and backroads are all that he knows, He'll be gone with the mornin's grey light.

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

Old Paint Chris LeDoux

and snuffy are raring to go Bill Johns had two daughters Bill Johns had a song One went to Denver and the other went wrong His wife she died in a poolroom fight Still he keeps singing from morning till night

She's In Love With A Rodeo Man Chris LeDoux

She's a barmaid in a west Texas dance hallShe's there ev'ry night till they closeAnd the cowboy's pay for the jukeboxAnd she plays 'San Antonio Rose'Well I know her life ain't been easyLord, the lines

Every Time I Roll The Dice Chris LeDoux

holdin' on for dear life She's like rollin' a seven Every time I roll the dice She got a big ol' smoke wheel She got a dog that don't bite She got a heart I can steal Just like a thief in the night

True Western Movie Chris LeDoux

She saw him for the first time in that open all night dinerWhen she served him up some chili and a beerAnd the feeling that she got when he grinned across the counterWas across between excitement and the

Copenhagen Chris LeDoux

I took a chew just the other night- It made me feel so fine. I grabbed my honey baby And I pinched her ol' behind.

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

Under This Old Hat Chris LeDoux

head you turned around And the heart you stole away The day we met under this ol' hat's Two arms that long to hold you tight And boots I'd walk the soles off of To be here by your side And every night

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!

God Must Be A Cowboy Chris LeDoux

my time And I think God must be a cowboy at heart He made wide open spaces from the start He made grass and trees and mountains and a horse to be a friend And trails to lead ol' cowboys home again The night

Song Of Wyoming Chris LeDoux

I'm weary and tired I've done my day's ridin' Nighttime is rolling my way The sky's all on fire and the light's slowly fadin' Peaceful and still ends the day And out on the trail, the night birds are callin

Cowcamp Blues Chris LeDoux

townSleepin' in your feather bed and I'm layin' on the groundI never knew that I could feel so lost and all aloneAnd singin' such a lonesome cowboy songWell I'm just a cowboy I'm workin' all day longAt night

Something In The Wind Chris LeDoux

There's a restless feeling in my heart that just wont let me be And a rustlin' in the leaves that says it will soon be time to leave You know I'm tryin' hard to try and settle down But sometimes late at night

Desperado Chris LeDoux

When the sky won't snow and the sun won't shine It's hard to tell the night time from the day You're losin' all your highs and lows Ain't it funny how the feeling goes away?

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

When The Rodeo Comes To Town Chris LeDoux

town Well they close all the stores and they roll up the steets When the evenning sun goes down But the fourth of July flags will be flying high As folks come from miles around They'll be roarin' all night

The Blizzard Chris LeDoux

weary but I'll help ya if I can Well, all right Dan, perhaps it's best that we stop a while and rest For it's still a hundred yards from to Ann It's still a hundred yards to Mary Ann Well, late that night

Western Skies Chris LeDoux

짖t lived until you've watched those northern lights Set around the campfire and hear the coyotes call at night Makes you feel alright Verse 3 So guess i'll stay right where i'm at, wear my boots and my

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.

Gravitational Pull Chris LeDoux

It's a source of speculation Mornin' noon and night Who is and who isn't Which way's wrong and which way's right I might try to describe the actual feelin' But I don't have a clue And if the truth be

Honky Tonk World Chris LeDoux

time you learned that the old ain't working no more Yeah the rules have changed it's brand new game and buddy if you want to score You've got to get off the couch get out of the house long about Friday night

Scene We All Ain't Saw Chris LeDoux

rockin' chair The outlaw's eyes were blazin' and old Talls face was turnin' red They take off to the right but wind up goin' left instead They busted through the fence and crashed the stillness of the night

The Rodeo Fan Chris LeDoux

big rodeo Now most athletes take vitamin C, alfalfa pills and super B's The cowboy's don't need all that modern stuff A cowboy's gotta be lean and mean, he trains on caffeine and nicotine And them all night

Thank The Cowboy For The Ride Chris LeDoux

twinkle in her eye They still saddle up from time to time And they ride off in the sunset in the evening Stars as bright as if they'd never seen them She never fails to say it before they go to bed at night

The Rodeo Hand Chris LeDoux

big rodeo Now most athletes take vitamin C, alfalfa pills and super B's The cowboy's don't need all that modern stuff A cowboy's gotta be lean and mean, he trains on caffeine and nicotine And them all night

Red Headed Stranger Chris LeDoux

black stallion Walkin' behind was a bay Now the redheaded stranger had eyes like the thunder His lips were sad and tight Cause his little lost love lay asleep on the hillside And his heart was heavy as night

Country Star Chris LeDoux

burnin' while you're goneYou know we pray for you each nightAfter six long months of goin' I guess the road just finally took its tollCause his songs has lost all meaning and he felt so all aloneThen one night

Montana Rodeo Chris LeDoux

There's a rodeo in Montana where they come from miles around Where they throw the hooligan and a bunch of beer cans All over that little cow town from Friday night to Sunday afternoon The party goes on