Real Live Buckeroo Chris LeDoux

longBreakin' in them broomtails and hummin' old dirty songsWhiskey tends to make me high and sad songs make me cryAnd pretty women break my heart almost every nightWell I run on beans and nicotine I'm a real

Bars Shouldn't Have Mirrors Chris LeDoux

agedWith scars you can trace that run down to his soulThe mirror can't hide what the drinks will disguiseThere's a rodeo cowboy that's gettin' too oldBars shouldn't have mirrors who wants to see the real

The Real Thing Chris LeDoux

His hands are rough and calloused And what's left of his hair is turning gray He ain't as tall and handsome As cowboys up on the movie screen or in a magazine He ain't no coke a cola cowboy He's the real

Montana Rodeo Chris LeDoux

smoke They got hair down past their shoulders and their clothes are a national joke They got beads and leather and bells and feathers and moccasins for shoes Well they look more like Indians than the real

Western Skies Chris LeDoux

Or watched those cotton candy clouds roll by They'd know why I live beneath these western skies Verse 2 I got peace of mind and elbow room I love the smell of sage in bloom Catch a rainbow on my fishin

Rodeo Life Chris LeDoux

I suppose, there's a better way to make a livin' To make money so I could 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

Bareback Jack Chris LeDoux

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 of boyhood now have passed It didn't take long to learn the tricks real

Dream On Cowboy Chris LeDoux

rideThe time has past and looking back, the rodeo has endedThe cowboys and the fans have all gone homeBut broken hearts and broken bones and time will all be mendedBut the mem'ries of this cowboys life live

The Bucking Machine Chris LeDoux

there on the ground Just about thirty feet away from that laughin' crowd So I payed up my hundred and I limped on away And the words the man I still remember today So you're a wolf of the world and a real

Where Is The Glory Chris LeDoux

through it againNow what does it take to be a rodeo cowboy I guess I'm a expert at thatTakes a whole lot of guts and old lady luck but not too much under this hatWell he thrives on the crowds yellin' real

Old Jake Chris LeDoux

evenin' and he stared hard and longHe said young puncher you goin' to remember me after I'm goneWhatever happens to old cowboy heros like meA broken down part of a man I used to beWill I be forgotten or live

Working Cowboy Blues Chris LeDoux

after shipping time Ride out on the mountain among the aspens and the pines Take along my fishing pole and leave my cares behind And find myself a little piece of mind I'm gonna ride up on the mountain live

Born In Mississippi Chris LeDoux

flowsAnd my Texas pride still makes me cryWhen I remember the AlamoThank you Texas for loving meThank you for the country road, the horny toadsThe Chile and pinto beansThank you Texas for lovin' meNow I live

Cowboy Songs Chris LeDoux

But it is, 'cause I wrote it...and I'm a real life buckaroo. And I wrote this silly little cowboy song, especially for you. Here it is...cowboy songs, yodellehe, cowboy songs.

Too Old To Play Cowboy Chris LeDoux

heart she said you'd think a grown man would knowYou're a little too old...Bologna and beans were within our means and a hamburger once in a whileA new pair of jeans is the answer to dreams when you live

Mighty Lucky Man Chris LeDoux

today if not for them buckin' old broncs I guess I'd be tied to desk and a phone or workin' at some old gas pumps Well I know that I can't ride forever but I'll do it just as long as I can Cause it's live

Silver Tongued Devil Chris LeDoux

he's good for is getting in trouble And shiftin' his shadow to blame And some people swear he's my double And some even say we're the same But the silver-tongued devil's got nothing to lose I'll only live

Simple As Dirt Chris LeDoux

plowed earth Simple as dirt I love my wife and kids just like my daddy did And my daddy's dad before And their philosophy was handed down to me Life is easy as a hard day's work Simple as dirt Well, I live

Back When We Was Kids Chris LeDoux

a bunch of fun back when we was kidsYea there was manure on our britches snuff pouchin' out our lipAnd hat's so big you can almost tell who's under itYea we all had horses it was always a raceIt was real

Hairtrigger Colt's .44 Chris LeDoux

I'm a man who's goin' to hell with heaven's blessing The judge said I'm not fit to live with men They're building me a gallows in the courtyard To make sure I don't pass this way again My first taste of

Cadillac Ranch Chris LeDoux

the place stays packed 'Til the cows come home at cadillac ranch Now the only thing that we raise is cane You don't need the sun or rain Just neon lights and some ice cold beer Keeps everything real

The Last Drive-In Chris LeDoux

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 We never thought we'd live

She's Tough Chris LeDoux

and sweet and she's good to me Even when times are bad She picks me up with a gentle touch Anytime I'm feelin' sad Don't you know I'll never let her go 'Cause she makes it so plain to see When love is real

Hometown Cowboy Chris LeDoux

said are you ready boy he said I guess I am The bull jumped out and turned back and flung him to the sand The hometown girl had watched it all and wasn't to impressed She started looking around for a real

Bang A Drum Chris LeDoux

win Bang a drum, bang it loudly Or as soft as you need Bang a drum for yourself, son And a drum for me Well, I called upon my brother Just the other day He said, "Jon, I'm gonna die If I don't start to live

This Cowboy's Hat Chris LeDoux

makes up this ol' hatband But, back in sixty nine he died in vietnam Now the eagle feather was given to me by an indian friend of mine But, someone ran he down somewhere around that Arizona line And a real

Hippies In Calgary Chris LeDoux

Well, you could never tell we were cowboys; we were real lookin' hippies by heck. With long hair, bare feet, old t-shirts, and beads around our necks.

Photo Finish Chris LeDoux

flashing lights a sign that i knew meant pull it over So i stomped on my brakes and as i skidded to a halt, I wiped out three reflector posts along the shoulder He got outta his car and was a walkin real

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 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 ...

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...

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...