Merle Haggard - Life Of A Rodeo Cowboy lyrics

Well, it really has been nice bein' with you But I'm afraid that I've got to leave As you know I'm a rodeo cowboy And there's a rodeo down in Mesquite. That's the life of a rodeo cowboy Breakin' broncs or gettin' broke That's the life of a rodeo cowboy And that's the only life I know. On the day you think your day is the big one I'm walkin' away with all that they own Then your lyin' hurtin' hearin' someone saying Give him a hand that's all that cowboy is taking home. Hot beer and cold stale hamburgers Makes a meal sorta hard to enjoy And it kinda makes you think of momma's chicken Ah that's the life of a rodeo cowboy. That's the life of a rodeo cowboy Breakin' broncs or gettin' broke That's the life of a rodeo cowboy And that's the only life I know. When your down and your really feeling sorry Well you go for a drink in some bar Then someone points at you and you hear him whisper Over there stands a rodeo star. That's the life of a rodeo cowboy Breakin' broncs or gettin' broke That's the life of a rodeo cowboy And that's the only life I know. That's the life of a rodeo cowboy Breakin' broncs or gettin' broke That's the life of a rodeo cowboy And that's the only life I know...