Chris Ledoux - National Finals Rodeo Lyrics
A rodeo's just a rodeo after riding several yearsFrom ol' Cheyenne to Houston they never cause too much fearBut let me tell you about one that will chill your very soulIt happens in December when it's snowin' and it's coldIn Oklahoma City there's a building of concreteIt's where the toughest stock and men will gather and competeThe points have all been tallied and the stock has all been broughtWe've got just two more hours cause it starts at eight o'clockIt's the Finals the NFR the Series of the sportHey rookie can you take ten head have you got the heartYou think you're a tough cowboy we'll find out in the endWhen that final whistle blows and the stock's all in the penThe coliseum's quiet except for the soundsOf cowboys getting ready and the workmen of the groundsThe cowboys ask each other, what each other's got"Did you draw ol' Necklace or pluck old Double-OughtThe tension now is mounting as the crowd starts pouring inA shiver goes all through me like from a cold cold windI hear the horses comin' runnin' down the alleywayThey're snortin' and a blowin' as men shut the sliding gatesIt's the Finals the NFR...We had too much time a while ago but not enough time nowThe Anthem is now over the grand entry's going outI sit there on my bronc I'm ready and I waitI hear a chute gate open so I look out through the gateA horse comes boiling out and blows up at the roofAnd then there comes another kicking like a curly wolfI hear the chute boss holler through the yelling of the crowdHe says there's one ahead of you so you'd better get screwed downIt's the Finals the NFR...I nod my head, I'm in a daze the horse goes boiling outI run my spurrs into his neck and then I drag 'em outMy mind is in a blur my eyes are seeing redThe flank catch slams into my back, his rump bangs on my headFrom somewhere in the background I can hear a buzzer soundMy hand's jerked from the riggin and I crash into the groundI stumble to my feet as I stagger to the wallI wonder to myself is it really worth it allIt's the Finals the NFR...
