Chris Ledoux - Ten seconds in the saddle

^CHis Stetson was faded and ^Fbattered and ^Cworn The ^Fstubble of his ^Cbeard showed flecks of gray His ^Flimp was severe ?cause a ^Cleg had been ^Amtorn By a ^Dbronc, in his rodeo ^Gdays He ^Chung round the chutes while we ^Fwaited to ^Cmount With a ^Fvague look of ^Clonging in his eyes He ^Fspoke very few words but ^Che made ''em ^Amcount He was ^Cbroken, for- ^G-gotten but ^Cwise

He said ^Amlife''s is just like ridin'' ^Cbroncs its a ^Ambattle Then he ^Frolled a cigarette with shaky ^Ghands See son ^FI''d gladly take ten ^Cseconds in the ^Amsaddle For a ^Flifetime of ^Gwatching from the ^Cstands

^CI noticed the cigarette ^Fburns on his ^Cvest And the ^Fremnants of a ^Cdream left in his eyes The ^Fboys said that he could have ^Cwell been the ^Ambest Had not ^Dfate, cheated him, of his ^Gprize Ah but ^CI learned a lesson, that ^FI''d never ^Cknown It''s ^Fbetter to ride even ^Cif you get ^Amthrowed Than to ^Cwind up, just ^Gwishing you ^Chad

He said ^Amlife''s is just like ridin'' ^Cbroncs its a ^Ambattle Then he ^Frolled a cigarette with shaky ^Ghands See son ^FI''d gladly take ten ^Cseconds in the ^Amsaddle For a ^Flifetime of ^Gwatching from the ^Cstands