Making Ends Meet Chris LeDoux

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 row but she knows somehow she'll survive Making

Workin' Man's Dollar Chris LeDoux

they say I'm worth about fifty-cents In this modern inflated age But don't tell that to the young man slavin' To make it on a minimum wage Or that single workin' mother She's been scapin' to make ends

Bang A Drum Chris LeDoux

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 again" "I work each day and night like clockwork Just tryin' to make ends

Slow Down Chris LeDoux

the hard times and they really don't seem all that bad Well I've got to admit I like what I've got but God I sure loved what I had But it's only on top of the mountain after burning your life at both ends

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

Cowboy And The Rose Chris LeDoux

heavenAnd together they're the cowboy and the rose[ guitar ]Well the lady keeps her distance there ain't much resistanceFrom the rednecks and the rounders drinkin' half cups for the roadCause a man will meet

Don't It Make You Want To Dance Chris LeDoux

in the country big and sing a while Don't it make you want to dance Don't it make you want to smile When your down, down, down in the country big and sing a while Oh Lord don't it feel right tonight, Making

Wyoming Girl Chris LeDoux

only one for meI've been around this big countryAnd I've seen a lot of women in my timeWell, there ain't none sweeter and there ain't none betterThan this little gal, I call mineAnd I thank You Lord for making

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

Mighty Lucky Man Chris LeDoux

boy he's my pride and joy And a happiness that money can't buy Well I owe everything that I've got the the Lord he's delt me a mighty good hand And I owe a lotta people in a lot of different ways for making

I Don't Want To Mention Any Names Chris LeDoux

would you mind listening I can always count on you we're such good friends And I need to talk about my situation And you're the only one who'll understand Now someone's got designs on my baby He's making

One Tonight Chris LeDoux

Girl, I recognize the smoke in your eyes I've seen it in mine too We both had been burned, hard lessons learned From making some bad moves We keep looking for the perfect time and place Good things don't

Them Bareback Horses Chris LeDoux

pitchin' with your entry fees all paid You get on another snatcher and he flings you away So you head to town broken hearted lookin' for a chance To get a little drunk and find some girl and dance Well you meet

Tie A Knot In The Devil's Tail Chris LeDoux

up and turns around and goes her the other way And to tell you the god forsaken truth them boys got stewed that day As they was a ridin' back to camp a packin' a pretty good load Well who should they meet

Song Of The Yukon Rose Chris LeDoux

Bigfoot saw the yukon rose and their eyes meet through the gloom. An' she was hypnotized by his gentle eyes, and was drawn across the Room.

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Where Is The Glory Chris LeDoux

When I was a lad an old cowboy told me well son you're sure ridin' wellThere's fame and there's fortuneAnd glory waitin' at the end of the rodeo trailSo I packed up my stuff in my old pickup truck ...

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...

Go Riding, Young Cowboy Chris LeDoux

He stood out in the Cheyenne area dust by the latch on chute 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...

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 ...

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 ...