The Horse I Rode In On Lyrics - Corb Lund

music and lyrics by Corb Lund 

The show was a big one, an olde rodeo 

They'd been trying to hire us for a few years or so 

The grandstand was bursting, the infield was full 

They'd run all the chucks and they'd bucked all the bulls 

I felt stiff in the saddle, had been a year since I'd rode 

And I'd never been on him save an afternoon lope 

But this was the last thing on my tortured mind 

As I put heels to belly and my band played the time 

He was a big sorrel gelding with a golden streaked mane 

A silver mounted saddle and hand braided reins 

He had one blue eye that was clear like the rain 

But the horse I rode in on felt none of my pain 

Well we made quite an entrance in show business style 

And twelve thousand people all witnessed my smile 

But you were not there among them I'm sorry to say 

As I rode through the crowd toward the big outdoor stage 

If my pony was skittish with all the people around 

And if he spooked just a little when the spotlight shone down 

It's nothing compared to the heart break and pain 

That come with a love that has withered in vain 

So we played through the show and like I always do 

I sang every one of the love songs for you 

Then I climbed right back on him and I spurred him away 

And as the cheers and the dust from the arena did fade 

I didnt feel like no cowboy anymore, anyway