Searching For A Rainbow Chris LeDoux

(Put your hands together and start making some noise And let's do the same when we get them on stage Ladies and gentleman let's give it up for the wild and wooly saddle boogie band) I rode in to town today

Cowboys Ain't Easy To Love Chris LeDoux

to loveSomethings that I do, I know don't please youMy ways are rowdy and roughDon't try to change me, you can't rearrange meCowboys ain't easy to loveSomewhere tonight in the rain and the windI'll be searching

Rainbow Rider Chris LeDoux

Well the sun came up this mornin', my ain't it a beautiful day. Heard that highway callin', time to be on our way. Girl I never seen the sun shine brighter, I need you to be my rainbow Rider.

One Tonight Chris LeDoux

always come to those who wait Sometimes you got to make your own fate If there ever was a moment that felt so right This is one tonight If there ever was a reason to hold on tight This is one tonight

Running Through The Rain Chris LeDoux

Chewin' snoose and spittin' in a bottle. With country music blastin' on the radio. Talkin' girls and broncs and gold beltbuckles. Rollin' south to a california rodeo.

Powder River Home Chris LeDoux

There's a full moon risin' in the prairie sky tonight Lord it's good to be on my way home. Over that hori[a]zon she keeps the home fires burin' bright I'm goin' back to my powder river home.

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.

Silver Tongued Devil Chris LeDoux

I took myself down to the Tally Ho Tavern To buy me a bottle of beer And I sat me down by a tender young lady Who's eyes were as dark as her hair And as I was searching from bottle to bottle For something

Desperado Chris LeDoux

You been out ridin' fences for so long now Oh, you're a hard one But I know that you got your reasons These things that are pleasin' you Can hurt you somehow Don't you draw the queen of diamonds, boy She'll

Western Skies Chris LeDoux

The nashville friends think i'm strange to make my home out on the range Think it's nothin but a God forsaken land Why don't you bring your guitar and family, move on down to tennesse Well, I just smile

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?

For Your Love Chris LeDoux

For your love I'd rope the moon And put it In a blender Mix up a concauption That might Make you surrender I'd bide the brand Off a buckin branded bull Rob me a gin mill I'd fill the ocean full I'd take

Bang A Drum Chris LeDoux

drum for the sinners Bang a drum for your sins Bang a drum for the losers And those who 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

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 through

I Do It For Me Chris LeDoux

Met a rodeo cowboy in BillingsKilling time, trading stories and beerAnd asked him how he made a livingRiding broncs and bull doggin' steersWell, he smiled as he tipped his hat slowlyHe said, friend, it

Tougher Than The Rest Chris LeDoux

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' For Love... Honey I'm Tougher Than The Rest!

Ain't No Place For A Country Boy Chris LeDoux

I pack my clothes in a cardboard box and mama packed my lunch I walk down to the highway and caught a Trails Ways bus I woke up in the city stepped down on the curb And the strangest lookin' people and

Hairtrigger Colt's .44 Chris LeDoux

' not worth killin' for I wish now I had never touched the handle Of a Hairtrigger Colt .44 I was a hunted desperado A wanted man with a price on my head I thought that I could steal a taste of freedom

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

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

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

Riding For A Fall Chris LeDoux

dreams Coffee on your campfire, wind through the barbed wire You huddle close to the flames Though she's far behind you, the night wind reminds you It just keeps on whisperin' her name You can make a

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

Born In Mississippi Chris LeDoux

I was born in MississippiOn the Gulf of MexicoAnd I could hear the Gators a roar at nightOut on the old bayouI remember Spanish mossA hangin' from the cypress treesAnd the smell of honeysuckleOn the Mississippi

Mighty Lucky Man Chris LeDoux

Well, I figure myself a mighty luck man with the simple few things I've got There's money in the pockets of these old wore out jeans I've got a trailer house and a lot My wife's good lookin' and a heck

Song Of Wyoming Chris LeDoux

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' Singin' their wild melody Down in the canyon, the cottonwood whispers A

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

God Must Be A Cowboy Chris LeDoux

Campfires, coffee from a tin cup in my hand Sure warms the fingers when it's cold Pickin' this ol' guitar, a friend I understand It sure smooth the wrinkles in my soul Sleepin' in the moonlight with a

River Boat Gambler Chris LeDoux

I cut my teeth on a poker chip my daddy left layin' behind The said he was a dealin' from the bottom but my mama said they were lyin' So I never stay in one place long I'm just a natural born rambler My

Daydream Cowboy Chris LeDoux

I'm sittin' in a city filled with people cars and smokeThe walls are closin' in on me my heart's about to chokeThe world becomes a foggy dream and I no longer seeThe dirty concrete canyons where I have

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

Love Needs A Fool Chris LeDoux

She lives for the thunder, he lives for the rain She was born in Manhattan, he grew up near Spokane He found her sitting by the side of the road Her long hair shining like that black Texas gold They had

Shot Full Of Love Chris LeDoux

Once I had a heart cold as ice love to me was only for fun I'd make a mark for each broken heart Like notches on the butt of a gun Once I had a trick up my sleeve and a reputation all over town I was heartless

I Would For You Chris LeDoux

been my own man so far I never felt so free 'Til I got wrapped up in your arms I know the heartaches Love can sometimes put you through Opening up my heart Was the last thing I should do But I would for

Thirty Dollar Cowboy Chris LeDoux

I'm just a workin' cowboy this ranch I'm on ain't mineBut I got a bed in the bunk houseand a place come supper timeI don't get much for wages but it's good enough for meMaybe I don't own this place but

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

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, and I

Homecoming Chris LeDoux

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' down the old yellow with old smokie He never realized what a

Call Of The Wild Chris LeDoux

the mountain side The thunder's rollin' down the canyons of his mind Somewhere beyond the great divide The bugle of the bull elk echos through pines The north wind moans her lonesome lullaby He hungers for

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

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

Cowboy And The Rose Chris LeDoux

soft and prettyThere must be ten years difference in their ages I supposeBut you don't see any traces or sadness in the facesCause together they're the cowboy and the roseNow the lone cowboy shy like a

One Ride In Vegas Chris LeDoux

Texas Dreamin' of one ride in Vegas, one ride in Vegas Lonely nights in rundown motel rooms Aches and pains from yesterday's ride It's takin' more than he thought he could give it But he's holdin' on for

Johnson County War Chris LeDoux

Headed for wyoming, in 1882..a woman, a team, and a wagon. Gonna make our dreams come true. Settled in the foothills of the big horn mountain slope.

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

Utah Tribute Chris LeDoux

Stared out just a young cowboy writin' songs on a cheap guitar Melodies were kind of rough but you knew they came from the heart But if not for you I'd never could have ever got this far Yeah you helped

You Just Can't See Him From The Road Chris LeDoux

really him with all those feathers in his hat And some frenchman's name embroidered on his jeans Chorus: But he's still out there ridin' fences Still makes his livin' with his rope As long as there's a

Rodeo Trails Chris LeDoux

You 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

Tie A Knot In The Devil's Tail Chris LeDoux

Way up high in the Sierra peaks where the yellow jack pines grow tall Old Sandy Bob and Buster Jiggs had a roundup camp last fall Oh, they'd taken the horses and the runnin' irons and may be a dog or two

Dirt And Sweat Cowboy Chris LeDoux

Well Lord, I love this ranchin' with it's ropin' and brandin'But I don't like that farmin' at allIt's goodbye for the summer, this haying's sure a bummerAnd I'll be back to help you gather in the fallWell