This Life I Love

That old roan is anxious for the trailer
This old diesel ain't seen its last mile
My old leg is feeling somewhat better
And I ain't rodeoed in a little while

I want to hear the creaking of the leather on my saddle
I want to see that sunset sinking on a cowboy town
I want to feel the grit in my teeth after the battle
I want to touch the sky before I hit the ground
It's in my heart, it's in my head, it's in my blood
This rodeo
This life I love

My daddy busted broncs in Colorado
Mama barrel raced the circuit in Cheyenne
My roots run deep in ol' cowboy bravado
It's not just what I do
It's simply who I am

I want to hear the creaking of the leather on my saddle
I want to see that sunset sinking on a cowboy town
I want to feel the grit in my teeth after the battle
I want to touch the sky before I hit the ground
It's in my heart, it's in my head, it's in my blood
This rodeo
This life I love

It hasn't made me too much1 money
And it's brought me a lot of pain
But there's a wildness about it
That I don't want to tame

I want to hear the creaking of the leather on my saddle
I want to see that sunset sinking on a cowboy town
I want to feel the grit in my teeth after the battle
I want to touch the sky before I hit the ground
It's in my heart, it's in my head, it's in my blood
This rodeo
This life I love