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Driving all night too many miles to go
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Pedal tot he metal listenin? to the radio
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I got three days to get from cheyenne to san antone
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That?s the life of a cowboy ridin? the rodeo

My back side?s sore and I?m movin? kinda slow
But when I hit okie city there?s a barrel racer that I know
A little home cookin? and some lovin? to heal my bones
That?s the life of a cowboy ridin? the rodeo
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Ride cowboy ride hold on for your life
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Eight seconds is a long long time when you?re sitting on dynamite
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You can?t make money buddy if get thrown
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That?s the life of a cowboy ridin? the rodeo

Well I might get lucky down in san antone
Find a little texas girl I could call my own
That lone star lovin?s the best I?ve ever known
That?s the life of a cowboy ridin? the rodeo

Ride cowboy ride hold on for your life
Eight seconds is a long long time when you?re sitting on dynamite
You can?t make money buddy if get thrown
That?s the life of a cowboy ridin? the rodeo
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That?s the life of a cowboy ridin? the rodeo