A Cowboy Was Born Lyrics - Chris Ledoux

She was holding her breath and he attempted a prayer 

And he was cussing the dust rising up in the air 

'cause the old cattle trail, well, it weren't anywhere 

For a baby to draw its first breath 

And the unbroken West, well, it was no place to live 

'cause it was hard to survive and it was Hell if you did 

So he entered this world with a pair of clenched fists 

And the first and last tears he'd shed 

And the longhorns lowed him a welcome 

As a new voice cried from the buckboard 

And the Irish, they sang sad and lonely 

'cause they knew a cowboy was born 

Well, the Berry closed in and a century passed 

The settlers plowed under the tall prairie grass 

And the cow town's died off in a world changing fast 

But the wind kept the spirit alive 

'cause a young boy in Kansas, he caught a breeze one day 

And in a five-second rush, he was fighting for eight 

He saw it all so clear through the dirt on his face 

He knew he was born to ride 

And the long lost heir to the saddle finally found his way back home 

As he picked up his hat, well, the crowd cheered 

'cause they knew a cowboy was born 

Yeah, that day a cowboy was born 

From the heroes in the bright lights of Vegas 

Through the poets of the sage and thorn 

A proud legacy of a nation, thank God, the cowboy was born 

Yeah, thank God, the cowboy was born