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[Verse 1]
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  It's twelve hundred miles   from Fort Worth to Vegas,
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  cowboys love rodeo, well; that's just the way God made us.
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I was raised on brimstone and   barbwire fences and
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Mama used to pray that I'd come   to my senses.

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But I love   gold buckles and   wild horses and
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  spurs that rattle when my boots hit the ground.
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It's those   eight second chances and   cowgirl glances,
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it's the blood and the glory, baby, that's why we ride.

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[Verse 2]
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  My heart beats fast when I   slide in the saddle,
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  cowboys with the ranked broncs but I just love the battle.
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It's those   late nights and highways and   rigged out on pain pills
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that   Sin City rodeo still   gives me   chills.

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But I love   gold buckles and   wild horses and
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  spurs that rattle when my boots hit the ground.
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It's those   eight second chances and   cowgirl glances,
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it's the blood and the glory, baby, that's why we ride.

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[Verse 3]
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  Mama said: "don't waste your time   chasing a rodeo",
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  but I never had a choice, it's the only life I'll ever know.
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  And Daddy said: "you got the heart, now   bear down and try,
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  hold on for two and let 'em fly.

[Chorus]
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I love   gold buckles and   wild horses and
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  spurs that rattle when my boots hit the ground.
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It's those   eight second chances and   cowgirl glances,
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it's the blood and the glory, baby, that's why we ride.

[End-Chorus]
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  Gold buckles and   wild horses and
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  spurs that rattle when my boots hit the ground.
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It's those   eight second chances and   cowgirl glances,
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it's the blood and the glory, baby, that's why we ride,
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blood and the glory, baby, that's why we ride.

[Outro]
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