Chris Ledoux

[Asmina]

"Riding For A Fall"

"Riding For A Fall"



Last night you told her, you could never hold her.
'Cause a cowboy's just got to be free.
Her heart was breakin', yours was achin',
But you saddled up to follow your dreams.

Coffee on your campfire, wind through the barbed wire,
You huddle close to the flames.
Though she's far behind you, the night wind reminds you.
It just keeps on whisperin' her name.

You can make a run for the border,
Try to hide at the hole in the wall.
But don't you know your arms are achin' to hold her.
And cowboy even though you're ridin' tall...
You're riding for a fall..

Midnight the moons up, hands around your tin cup.
The frost settles in on the sage.
The nights gettin' colder, well, man you're gettin' older.
T'night you're feelin' you're age.

Well, why don't you turn back, just saddle up and backtrack.
You know you'll never find a love quite like hers.
And tell me, on a cold lonesome evenin', what the hell goods your
freedom?
Don't you think it's time you hung up your spurs?

You can make a run for the border,
Try to hide at the hole in the wall.
But don't you know your arms are achin' to hold her.
And cowboy even though you're ridin' tall...
You're ridin' for a fall.

Cowboy, you're riding for a fall...

 

[Asmina]

"Thank The Cowboy For A Ride"

"Thank The Cowboy For A Ride"



Well he was pushing seven she was barely five
He rode up on his broomstick horse and said you wanna ride
His boots made a funny sound cause they were his daddy's size
His hat keep slippin' down below his eyes
And they rode off in the sunset down the sidewalk
She laughed at him every time that he talked
His two front teeth were missin' but he had the cutest smile
She thanked the cowboy for the ride

Well he was seventeen the next time he rode up
She'd never seen inside a pickup truck
Well he was tall and handsome smiling cuter than before
He'd grown up to fit them boots he wore
And they rode off in the sunset down the highway
They took their time gettin' home the back way
Later on in the front porch swing he pulled her by his side
She thanked the cowboy for the ride

Well he loved her like a child she'd always felt the same
So they settled down and hitched their dreams together
And they raised two broomstick cowboys and one little cowboy girl
To know God makes the sunsets of the world

Well he's almost sixty-seven and she'll admit to fourty-nine
He still loves her like a child and she still feels the same
Well he smiles a little slower at the twinkle in her eye
They still saddle up from time to time
And they ride off in the sunset in the evening
Stars as bright as if they'd never seen them

She never fails to say it before they go to bed at night
Well I love you cowboy thank you for the ride

 

[Asmina]

"Cadillac Cowboy"

"Cadillac Cowboy"


Hold tight with a leather fist
Watch out when he starts to twist
That's what their daddies' used to tell them boys

How to ride them bulls
I got a jingle in my jeans
Sore places in between
And I'm leavin' on a saw blade
With a push and a pull

10-4 Buddy, come on back
A horse trailer on a Cadillac
Yeah, we're talkin' to the cowboy
In the Coupe de Ville
Chug-a-luggin' up one side
Slidin' down the other
I'm a lover of the other side of the hill

Turn up that radio
Don't wanna think about a rodeo
Don't wanna think about a round-up
Up in old Cheyenne
It's a crazy circuit
But still you work it
Turn down that sound, boys
Let's get up and check the scan

10-4 Buddy, come on back
A horse trailer on a Cadillac
Yeah, we're talkin' to the cowboy
In the Coupe de Ville
Chug-a-luggin' up one side
Slidin' down the other
I'm a lover of the other side of the hill

Bandana hangin' mirror
Still wet from ear to ear
We'll, I guess it's true then
What the wise men say
When you ride your last one
Make sure he's the best one
Jump while he's movin'
Tip your hat boys and walk away

10-4 Buddy, come on back
A horse trailer on a Cadillac
Yeah, we're talkin' to the cowboy
In the Coupe de Ville
Chug-a-luggin' up one side
Slidin' down the other
I'm a lover of the other side of the hill
10-4 Buddy, come on back
A horse trailer on a Cadillac
Yeah, we're talkin' to the cowboy
In the Coupe de Ville
Chug-a-luggin' up one side
Slidin' down the other
I'm a lover of the other side of the hill
I'm a lover of the other
Side of the hill

 

[Asmina]

"This Cowboy's Hat"

"This Cowboy's Hat"

Well there's always been groups of people that could never see eye to eye... an' I always thought if they'd get the chance to sit down and talk face to face they might realize they got a lot in common.....

Well I was sittin' in a coffee shop, just havin' a cup to pass the time.
Swappin' rodeo stories with this ole cowboy friend of mine.
When some motor-cycle riders started snickerin' in the back
started pokin' fun at my friend's hat.
One ole boy said "hey Tex, where'd you park your horse?"
My friend just pulled his hat down low, but they couldn't be ignored.
One husky fella said, "I think I'll rip that hat right off your head."
That's when my friend turned around, and this is what he said:

You'll ride a black tornado, 'cross the western sky
Rope an ole blue northern and milk it till it's dry
Bull dawg the Mississippi, pin its ears down flat
Long before you take this cowboy's hat.

Now pardner, this ole hat is better left alone,
She used to be my daddy's, but last year he passed on.
My nephew skinned the Rattler that makes up this ole hatband,
But back in '69 he died in Vietnam.
Now the eagle feather was given to me by an indian friend of mine
But someone ran him down somewhere around that Arizona line
And a real special lady gave me this hat pin
But I don't know if I'll ever see her again.

You'll ride a black tornado, 'cross the western sky
Rope an ole blue northern and milk it till it's dry
Bull dawg the Mississippi, pin its ears down flat
Long before you take this cowboy's hat.

Now if your leather jacket means to you what this hat means to me
Then I guess we understand each other, and we'll just let it be.
But if you still think it's funny, man, you got my back up against the wall.
And if you touch my hat, you're gonna have to fight us all...
Well, right then I caught a little sadness in that gang leader's eyes,
And he turned back t'wards the others and they all just sorta shuffled on outside
But when my friend turned back t'wards me, I noticed his old hat brim
Well it was turned up, in a big ole texas grin

[CHORUS]

 

[Asmina]

"Shot Full Of Love"

"Shot Full Of Love"

Once I had a heart cold as ice love to me was only for fun
I'd make a mark for each broken heart
Like notches on the butt of a gun
Once I had a trick up my sleeve and a reputation all over town
I was heartless and cold wherever I'd go
I shot down every young girl I found

Yes I used to be a moonlight bandit I used to be a heartbreak kid
Then I met you and the next thing I knew
There I was oh shot full of love

Now who'd have thought that someone like you could take a desperado like me
But oh here I am I'm as meek as a lamb
With my bleeding heart there at your feet

Yes I used to be a moonlight bandit I used to be a heartbreak kid
Then I met you and the next thing I knew
There I was oh shot full of love

Yes I used to be a moonlight bandit I used to be a heartbreak kid
Then I met you and the next thing I knew
There I was oh shot full of love

 

[Asmina]

"The Last Drive-In"

"The Last Drive-In"


Caravan of yellow wire and crawling across the plains
Rolling along in a single file like a slow moving train
It rumbled down out of the mist into the early morning light
Said they stay till the job was finished if it took them till midnight
There were cats and scrapers all caterpillars packed up by mile high crane
And it looked like monsters from the old b movies the drive-ins use to play
And we'd sang goodbye Saturday under the stars
Wake up little Suzy in my daddy's car
So many memories got lost and found
When a piece of history hit the ground
The day they tore the last drive-in down

Memories thick as the smoke clouds they made man and machine became one
Boards snapped like toothpicks on their blades but to us it sounded like guns
Cowboys soldiers gangsters and thieves James Bond and his golden girls
Well you could sit in your car and never turn the key and go half way around the world
And it stood like a landmark for forty years we never thought we'd live to see
It fall it to the ground and then just disappear like so many childhood dreams
And we'd sang goodbye...

A lot of the drivers had tears in their eyes but I don't think it was just the dust
See I still believe there's a little piece of that old drive-in left in all of us
Nobody moved through what seemed like hours, and slow motion it came tumbling down
We just stood there with a taste of metal in our mouths and a silence all around
The day they tore the last drive-in down
And we'd sang goodbye...

 

[Asmina]

"Yellow Brick Road Turns Blue"

"Yellow Brick Road Turns Blue"


You say that somewhere over the rainbow,
There's a star that you've been wishin' on.
Well is the grass really that much greener,
Than here where you belong?
I hope that you find what you're after,
And I hope all of your dreams come true,
Just remember I'll always be here,
When your yellow brick road turns blue.
You say that you're having trouble,
Tellin' me why you can't stay.
It's not that you don't really love me,
It's just the winds of change are blowin' your way.
I know there's a road that you must follow,
But my heart won't give up on you.
So remember I'll always be here,
When your yellow brick road turns blue.
Somewhere, far away, you think you'll find your dreams,
But sometimes that ole pot of gold,
Isn't always what it seems.
So if you ever find yourself lonely,
And things don't work out like you planned.
You'll know there's a place to come home to,
And that I will always understand.
I hope that you find what you're after.
I hope all of your dreams come true...
Just remember, I'll always be here,
When your yellow brick road turns blue.
Just remember, I'll always be here,
When your yellow brick road turns blue...

 

[Asmina]

"Settin' The Woods On Fire"

"Settin' The Woods On Fire"


Comb your hair, paint and powder
You act proud, and I'll act prouder
You sing loud, and I'll sing louder
Tonight were settin' the woods on fire
You're my gal and I'm your feller
Put on your new dress of yeller
I'll look swell but you'll look sweller
Settin' the woods on fire

We'll take in all the honky-tonks
Tonight we're havin' fun
Show the folks a brand new dance
That never has been done
Well I don't care who thinks we're silly
You be daffy I'll be dilly
Well order up two bowls of chili
Settin' the woods on fire

I'll gas up my hot-rod stroker
We'll get hotter than a poker
You'll be broke but I'll be broker
Tonight were settin' the woods on fire
Well sit close to one another
Up one street and down the other
We'll have us a time, oh brother
Settin' the woods on fire

Put a little time to fix a flat or two
Tires of two are doin' fine but the air is showing through
You clap hands and I'll start countin'
We'll do all the laws allowin'
Tomorrow I'll be right back plowin'
Settin' the woods on fire
Settin' the woods on fire

 

[Asmina]

"Workin' Man's Dollar"


"Workin' Man's Dollar"


Well, I'm just a Workin' Man's Dollar
In the pocket of his old blue jeans
I ain't like my Wall Street brother
He's in a bank so shiny and clean
Well, I'm faded and I'm wrinkled
Tattered and stained with sweat

But I'm the 1st one called when Uncle Sam Needs a hand with the
National Debt
I've been wages for the farm hand
For drivin' an old John Deere
I've been laid on a bar in a tavern
To buy a workin' man an ice-cold beer
I've been tipped to a truck-stop waitress
Taped where I was torn
And in the hand of a child I was laid on a plate
In a church on Sunday morn

They say I'm the root of all evil
I bring lust, power and greed
But this Workin' Man's Dollar only buys the things
A workin' man really needs

Well, they say I'm worth about fifty-cents
In this modern inflated age
But don't tell that to the young man slavin'
To make it on a minimum wage
Or that single workin' mother
She's been scapin' to make ends meet
To make a house a home
Keep food on the table
And shoes on her baby's feet
Well, I know my days are numbered
I'm gettin' threadbare and wearin' thin
And they'll replace me with another
But I'd do it all again
Cuz I've seen this great big country
Passed from hand to callused hand
And I've got to say that I'm mighty proud
That I belong to a workin' man

They say I'm the root of all evil
I bring lust, power and greed
But this Workin' Man's Dollar only buys the things
A workin' man really needs

 

[Asmina]

"Under This Old Hat"

"Under This Old Hat"


I never was the kind to wear my feelings on my sleeve
But since I've met you girl there's been a world of change in me
Well I've got to say I love you hope you like the sound of that
Cause I can't keep it under this old hat
Under this old hat is the head you turned around
And the heart you stole away the day we met
Under this old hat's two arms that long to hold you tight
And boots I'd walk the soles off of to be here by your side
And every night in my prayers there's just one thing I ask
That the man you love will always be under this old hat

You've got me feeling things that I've never felt before
And it's so good to know when I come a knocking at your door
That of all the men who'd love to waltz across your welcome mat
The one you want is under this old hat
Under this old hat...
That the man you love will always be under this old hat