Our First Year Lyrics - Chris Ledoux

Winter wind was blowin' when we loaded that old truck 

With a few things that we had and all our dreams 

With my new bride there beside me we headed down the road 

I would show her places and things she'd never seen 

First we went to Denver, Fort Worth then San Antone 

She cheered me on at every rodeo 

But Houston finally ended and then San Angelo 

I didn't have to tell her but she knew that we were broke 

But she never complained when the winnin's didn't come 

She just took it all in stride 

And if I rode good or bid the dust, she was just as proud 

She was happy bein' by my side 

Then in California the baby started showin' 

And all her clothes were gettin' way too small 

We couldn't spare the money to buy her any new ones 

She just wore my shirt and jeans and didn't mind at all 

And early in the mornings, well, we'd wake up by the roadside 

I'd build a fire and she'd get out the eggs 

She'd cook us up some breakfast then we'd sit down there on the grass 

Lord, those were some of the best meals I guess I ever ate 

'Cause she never complained when the winnin's didn't come 

She just took it all in stride 

And if I rode good or bid the dust, she was just as proud 

She was happy bein' by my side 

Well, now those days are over and somehow we got ahead 

That little gal I married, well, still here with me 

We finally got the house we planned, down a lone stream 

And all those old hard times are just cherished memories 

'Cause she never complained when the winnin's didn't come 

She just took it all in stride 

And if I rode good or bid the dust, she was just as proud 

She was happy bein' by my side 

Yeah, she was happy bein' by my side