His eyes are cold and restless
his wounds have almost healed
and sheand'd give half of texas
just to change the way he feels
she knows his loveand's in tulsa
she knows heand's gonna go
well it ainand't no woman flesh and blood
itand's that damned old rodeo
well itand's bulls and blood
itand's dust and mud
itand's the roar of a sunday crowd
itand's the white in his knuckles
the gold in the buckle
heand'll win the next go and'round
itand's boots and chaps
itand's cowboy hats
itand's spurs and latigo
itand's the ropes and the reins
and the joy and the pain
and they call the thing rodeo
she does her best to hold him
when his love comes to call
but his need for it controls him
and her backand's against the wall
and itand's andquot;so long girl, iand'll see you.andquot;
when itand's time for him to go
you know the woman wants her cowboy
like he wants his rodeo
well, itand's bulls and blood
itand's dust and mud
itand's the roar of a sunday crowd
itand's the white in the knuckles
the gold in the buckle
heand'll win the next go and'round
itand's boots and chaps
itand's cowboy hats
itand's spurs and latigo
itand's the ropes and the reins
and the joy and the pain
and they call the thing rodeo
itand'll drive a cowboy crazy
itand'll drive the man insane
and heand'll sell off everything he owns
just to pay to play her game
and a broken home and some broken bones
is all heand'll have to show
for all the years that he spent chasinand'
this dream they call rodeo
well, itand's bulls and blood
itand's dust and mud
itand's the roar of a sunday crowd
itand's the white in them knuckles
the gold in the buckle
heand'll win the next go and'round
itand's boots and chaps
itand's cowboy hats
itand's spurs and latigo
itand's the ropes and the reins
and the joy and the pain
and they call the thing rodeo
itand's the broncs and the blood
itand's the steers and the mud
and they call the thing rodeo
