Chris Ledoux National Finals Rodeo Lyrics

National Finals Rodeo Lyrics

A rodeo's just a rodeo after riding several years



From ol' Cheyenne to Houston they never cause too much fear



But let me tell you about one that will chill your very soul



It happens in December when it's snowin' and it's cold



In Oklahoma City there's a building of concrete



It's where the toughest stock and men will gather and compete



The points have all been tallied and the stock has all been brought



We've got just two more hours cause it starts at eight o'clock



It's the Finals the NFR the Series of the sport



Hey rookie can you take ten head have you got the heart



You think you're a tough cowboy we'll find out in the end



When that final whistle blows and the stock's all in the pen







The coliseum's quiet except for the sounds



Of cowboys getting ready and the workmen of the grounds



The cowboys ask each other, what each other's got



"Did you draw ol' Necklace or pluck old Double-Ought



The tension now is mounting as the crowd starts pouring in



A shiver goes all through me like from a cold cold wind



I hear the horses comin' runnin' down the alleyway



They're snortin' and a blowin' as men shut the sliding gates



It's the Finals the NFR...







We had too much time a while ago but not enough time now



The Anthem is now over the grand entry's going out



I sit there on my bronc I'm ready and I wait



I hear a chute gate open so I look out through the gate



A horse comes boiling out and blows up at the roof



And then there comes another kicking like a curly wolf



I hear the chute boss holler through the yelling of the crowd



He says there's one ahead of you so you'd better get screwed down



It's the Finals the NFR...







I nod my head, I'm in a daze the horse goes boiling out



I run my spurrs into his neck and then I drag 'em out



My mind is in a blur my eyes are seeing red



The flank catch slams into my back, his rump bangs on my head



From somewhere in the background I can hear a buzzer sound



My hand's jerked from the riggin and I crash into the ground



I stumble to my feet as I stagger to the wall



I wonder to myself is it really worth it all



It's the Finals the NFR...