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...
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