Chris Ledoux

[Asmina]

"The Greatest Prize"

"The Greatest Prize"


I rodeoed on the circuit for nearly fifteen years
To reach the top it took a lot of blood sweat and tears
I finally won the title I finally gained the fame
But honey it don't matter if the whole world knows my name
Of all the things I've ever done I have to tell you true
The greatest prize I've ever won is the love I won from you

You stuck by me through thick and thin just why Lord only knows
You came along when I sang my songs at all those country shows
And when the lights were shining on me and me alone
You stood back in the shadows but I want you to know
Of all the things I've ever done...
Of all the things I've ever done...

 

[Asmina]

"Call Of The Wild"

"Call Of The Wild"


Storm clouds are building above the timber line
The lightning's flashing across the mountain side
The thunder's rollin' down the canyons of his mind
Somewhere beyond the great divide
The bugle of the bull elk echos through pines
The north wind moans her lonesome lullaby
He hungers for the freedom of an eagle as she flies
Somewhere beyond the great divide

He's heard the call of the wild
He's heard the call of the wild
The mountains callin' to him like a mother calls her child
He's heard the call of the wild
Livin' in the city oh it gets to be a grind
Puttin' in his hours workin' overtime
Waitin' for the day he can leave it all behind
To go somewhere beyond the great divide

He's got to get away from the city for a while
He's gotta answer the call of the wild

He's heard the call of the wild
He's heard the call of the wild
The mountains callin' to him like a mother calls her child
He's heard the call of the wild
Livin' in the city oh it gets to be a grind
Puttin' in his hours workin' overtime
Waitin' for the day he can leave it all behind
To go somewhere beyond the great divide

 

[Asmina]

"Thirty Dollar Cowboy"

"Thirty Dollar Cowboy"


I'm just a workin' cowboy this ranch I'm on ain't mine
But I got a bed in the bunk houseand a place come supper time
I don't get much for wages but it's good enough for me
Maybe I don't own this place but mister I've got the key
Just a thirty dollar cowboy and I ride the lone prairie
The good Lord knows I'm happy cause I'm where I want to be
Well I ain't got much of nothing but I got about all I need
Just a thirty dollar cowboy with a million dollar dream

Someday I'm gonna buy a place that I can call my own
Find me a pretty lady and build us a little home
Until that day I'm gonna save all the wages I can
Who knows I may just buy this place and stay right where I am.
Just a thirty dollar cowboy...
Just a thirty dollar cowboy...
I'm just a thirty dollar cowboy with a million dollar dream

 

[Asmina]

"Montana Rodeo"

"Montana Rodeo"


There's a rodeo in Montana where they come from miles around
Where they throw the hooligan and a bunch of beer cans
All over that little cow town from Friday night to Sunday afternoon
The party goes on nonstop
Ranch hands and rodeo fans are drinking up the very last drop
And they all head for Montana at the foot of the Great Divide
To tie one up or tie one onor to tear it down or ride
So if you're lookin' for a rondavue where the Wild West never dies
You best make it on up to Montana on the right day in July

Now there's some college boys for lazuli here school is just let out
They got a keg of beer on a tub of ice in the back of a brand new Scout
Well they're all longhorns and as sure as you're born
They'll be checkin' those honey's out
And the girls in the cut off jeans might just show 'em what its all about
And there's Indians from the ranches all dressed up in cowboy clothes
Snap button shirts and silver belt buckles and boots with pointed toes
Short hair Stetson hats wiggin' on a jug of Yellow Stone
Well they look more like cowboys then the cowboys I have known
And there's some hippies here from God knows where a puffin' up a cloud of smoke
They got hair down past their shoulders and their clothes are a national joke
They got beads and leather and bells and feathers and moccasins for shoes
Well they look more like Indians than the real live Indians do
And then there's barrel racers and a bull riders and bronc stompers to boot
Struttin' their stuff like Peacocks out in back of the chutes
Tight Levis fancy chaps spurs with five star rowels
And the bull just stands there chewin' his cut lookin' wiser than a tree full of owls
And they all head for Montana...

 

[Asmina]

"Last Sunset"

"Last Sunset"



Cowboy you're like a Mustang driftin' with the wind
Riding clear of fences that might close you in
Your wild restless spirit keeps you searchin' for higher ground
You don't get close to brandin' fires you'll never be tied down.
Last night the lady she took you by suprise
Threw a loop around your heart when she looked into your eyes
Branded by the tender touch of her soft gentle hand
Now this hard ridin' cowboy this wild driftin' cowboy
Will never ride into the sunset again

The night wind through the canyon makes such a mournful sound
Freedom your old partner well he just let you down
It's snowing on the mountain the trail is snowing in
You try to fight the feeling but cowboy you'll never win
Last night the lady...
This hard ridin' cowboy this wild driftin' cowboy
He'll never ride into the sunset again

 

[Asmina]

"A Cowboy's Got To Ride"

"A Cowboy's Got To Ride"


Well you mama finds it hard to understand,
Why her lovin' son wants to be a rodeo man.
And your daddy had a whole lotta great big plans for you,
You hate to disappoint him but you gotta other things to do.
Now, your best girl thinks it's time you settle down.
You finally graduated and she's ready for a wedding gown.
But there's a great big world just waintin' out there for you,
And if she really loves you she can wait another year or two.
And nobody really knows how you feel inside,
The road gets rough and the goin' gets tough, but you know you've gotta try.
And there ain't no way they're ever gonna change your mind.
Don't everybody know that a cowboys got to ride.
Now your highschool buddies say man, you've gone insane.
Don't you know rodeo is a crazy, foolish game.
But you can see in their eyes a little jealousy,
They're all workin' 9-5, you're footloose and fancy free.
And nobody really knows how you feel inside,
The road gets rough and the goin' gets tough, but you know you've gotta try.
And there ain't now way thery're ever gonna change your mind.
Don't everybody know that a cowboys got to ride.
Don't everybody know taht a cowboys got to ride...

 

[Asmina]

"Ballad Of Will Rogers"

"Ballad Of Will Rogers"



He was born and raised in Oklahoma his blood lines were white and Cherokee
His daddy owned a ranch outside of Clairmore
Where he learned to ride before the age of three
Now young Will Rogers was a cowboy
And he practiced with his rope most everyday
He'd ride around the barn or cross the prarie
And threw a rope around any thug that came his way.
Yes Will Rogers was a country boy one of Oklahoma's favorite sons
The nation clamied him as their pride and joy
But his roots were deep in Oklahoma sod

Before too long he had his fill of schooling
At eighteen years he got the urge to roam
A whole great big world wass out there waiting
So he saddled up and lit out on his own
Well he wrangled some ranches down in Texas
And he punched some cows out in New Mexico
Then he nearly starved to death in Argentina
In Africa he joined a wild west show
Yes Will Rogers...

From the early days of Vaudeville to the big time
Folks that knew him said that he'd never change
He was still the simple Oaklahoma cowboy
No matter what he always stayed the same
I suppose most of all he loved the people
Said, he never met a man he didn't like
When times were hard and folks were feeling sorry
A word from Will would always bring a smile
Yes Will Rogers...

 

[Asmina]

"Take Me Back To Old Wyoming"

"Take Me Back To Old Wyoming"



The nights get mighty lonesome out here on the road
Pickin' this old guitar a thousand miles from home
The songs tonight I'm singin' Lord they nearly make me cry
Take me back to old Wyoming and the lady with the emerald eyes
Take me back to old Wyoming I've been away too long
I want to hear the meadow lark singin' this cowboy's favorite song
I want to saddle up old paint and just ride him out across the hills
I belong in old Wyoming and I reckon that I always will

Everytime that I pack my suitcase it gets harder to drive away
The look that I see in my little girls eyes is beggin' me to stay
And I get that lonesome feeling before I'm even gone
But with everyday that passes I'm gettin' closer to goin' home
Take me back to old Wyoming...

 

[Asmina]

"I Can't Ride The Broncos Anymore"


"I Can't Ride The Broncos Anymore"
Well a man can't spend his life in reflection,
Just thinkin' about the way things used to be.
So I'm gonna take myself a new direction,
And make myself some brand new memories.
Well I spent lots of years out on that highway,
Ridin' buckin' horses for my grub.
But now I make my livin' with this ole guitar.
And just like Rodeo it's in my blood.
And now I'm gonna sing my cowboy music,
With a country feelin' and a little touch of soul.
And I hope you people take a likin' to it. Yes I do!
'Cause I can't ride the bronco's anymore
Now I make you a wager, that I've been in your hometown.
Ridin' broncs in your big rodeo,
But now the only time you'll ever see this cowboy come around.
Is if I'm singin' in a country music show.
And now I'm gonna sing my cowboy music,
With a country feelin' and a little touch of soul.
And I hope you people take a likin' to it. Yes I do!
'Cause I can't ride the broncos anymore.
My whole body's gettin' to dang tired and sore.
And there's a lot of parts on me that don't work no more...

 

[Asmina]

"Melodies And Memories"

"Melodies And Memories"

Ain't it funny how an ole song can take you back in time,
Bring back the memories you thought you left behind.
The melodies they never change...just get better with time.
Old melodies and memories, keep runnin' through my mind.
We'd listen to the radio to hear our favorite song,
Drivin' down a country road, we'd laugh and sing along.
When our dreams climbed as high, as any eagle dared to fly...
Old melodies and memories, keep runnin' through my mind.
That summer moon never shone so bright, as it did for us back then.
Soda pop and swimmin' holes, walkin' hand in hand.
You nearly drove me crazy when you looked into my eyes.
Old melodies and memories, keep runnin' through my mind.
We'd listen to the radio, to hear our favorite song,
Drivin' down a country road, we'd laugh and sing along.
When our dreams climbed as high, as any eagle dared to fly.
Old melodies and memories, keep runnin' through my mind.
Those old melodies and memories, keep runnin' through my mind.