The Horse I Rode In On lyrics

The show was a big one, an olde rodeoThey'd been trying to hire us for a few years or soThe grandstand was bursting, the infield was fullThey'd run all the chucks and they'd bucked all the bullsI felt stiff in the saddle, had been a year since I'd rodeAnd I'd never been on him save an afternoon lopeBut this was the last thing on my tortured mindAs I put heels to belly and my band played the timeHe was a big sorrel gelding with a golden streaked maneA silver mounted saddle and hand braided reinsHe had one blue eye that was clear like the rainBut the horse I rode in on felt none of my painWell we made quite an entrance in show business styleAnd twelve thousand people all witnessed my smileBut you were not there among them I'm sorry to sayAs I rode through the crowd toward the big outdoor stageIf my pony was skittish with all the people aroundAnd if he spooked just a little when the spotlight shone downIt's nothing compared to the heart break and painThat come with a love that has withere
d in vainSo we played through the show and like I always doI sang every one of the love songs for youThen I climbed right back on him and I spurred him awayAnd as the cheers and the dust from the arena did fadeI didn't feel like no cowboy anymore, anyway