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Rodeo

by Bob Read

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At The Rodeo 03:03
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When I was just a little boy on my daddies knee He asked me when I was growed, what I’d like to be I said dear daddy what I’d like to do Is too be a cowboy just like you Well, he didn’t take to kindly to the words I said He suggested that I do anything instead But late last night I heard him takin to my uncle Ned ‘Bout every kind of sinnin’ The booze and fights and women Everything a man can understand At the rodeo Life is really jumpin’ Your heart, it starts a pumpin’ When you’re sitting up on that bull At the rodeo The action’s never stopping’ ‘Specially when you’re poppin’ from that shute Well, there’s nothin’ that I’d rather do Now I went through the next few years practicing my fate Risin’ every morning earl, getting’ to bed late And waitin’ for that moment when I could participate In every kind of sinnin’, The booze and fights and women Everything a man can understand At the rodeo Life is really jumpin’ Your heart, it starts a pumpin’ When you’re sitting up on that bull At the rodeo The action’s never stoppin’ ‘Specially when you’re poppin’ from that shute Well, there’s nothin’ that I’d rather do Well, now I’m just a broken down old rodeo ex-star Been to every rodeo and every local bar But win or lose you know I’m always happy in the end With every kind of sinnin’, The booze and fights and women Everything a man can understand At the rodeo Life is really jumpin’ Your heart, it starts a pumpin’ When you’re sitting up on that bull At the rodeo The action’s never stoppin’ ‘Specially when you’re poppin’ from that shute Well, there’s nothin’ that I’d rather do Well, there’s nothin’ that I’d rather do
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Laurie Conroy - Drifters and Dreamers 03:12
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I could give myself to rich men Live in comfort as I please Wearing trendy clothes to all the parties Living the life of ease But no matter what they say The clothes don’t make the man It doesn’t matter to me Long as they do what they can Life could be so easy with a safe man But I’m not ready for that kind I’m just a sucker for the drifters I’m just a sucker for the sad line I’m always fallin’ for the dreamers I’m just a sucker for the boys I’ll probably end up with a doctor A man upstanding good and true Private school for the children Teaching an achiever’s point of view But I’ll always have a weekend for the dreamers Sometimes when I’m feelin’ like I do So it’s back to Quiche and Kafka in the city But I won’t forget what’s left behind Chorus Chorus
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Don't Cry For Me 02:42
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People wipe those tears off, my friends don’t be sad I’ve never been unhappy, even now that I’m dead So, just raise up your spirits, I’d like to show you how But I seem to have this problem, so stop those tears right now Think about old happy Hank, remember how I was Well, maybe I did drink too much, just to get a buzz But don’t think the booze killed me ‘cause that would not be right I lived a life of freedom and freedom has it’s price Don’t cry for me I always believed that if I died today, it would be enough Don’t cry for me I took my life with a grain of sand and other stuff No, I don’t feel let down Through it all I bore no cross It was fun every minute here There was no second lost Don’t cry for me You’re the greatest people in the whole world That I’ve ever known Don’t cry for me All the times we’ve had either good or bad Are in your memory So, come on with me now Stop all that sorrow Put your hands together give me one last lift ‘Cause I’m about to go Don’t cry for me, don’t cry for me Don’t cry for me, don’t cry for me
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Laurie Conroy - Tough Girl 03:40
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Well I lost a man a while ago, drivin’ to a rodeo But I stored those dreams and the memories I had In the basement of my parents home So I’ve learned to take care of my life Been through everything once or twice Now I don’t mope around cryin’ like I did before There’s men who come around me now The good ones I just can’t let down If I see them through the night Well I get them home safe and sound I can’t say that I’m always good Or do the things that a good girl should But I’m livin in the way that keeps me from fallin’ down Well I’m a tough girl whoh-oh Ya I’m a tough girl, oh ya But I’m putty in the hands of a man Who takes the reins and pulls Break Chorus I’m livin’ in the city now But the city won’t keep me down I’ve ridden everything from a black-eyed stallion To a mean old nasty cow I’m no pushover, that’s for sure Bet most men wish I were But most men I wouldn’t give a dime for anyhow Well men are like moths at night Flappin’ round the nearest light But the only ones that catch my eye Are the ones who don’t have to try If you want to treat me right They’ve got to rope me down real tight ‘Cause I’m never going to give up To a man unless he’s got control Chorus
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Two Hearts 03:52
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It takes one heart to lose again It takes one heart to feel the pain For it takes two hearts to love Dawn is comin’, I’m so blue Don’t sleep this night, without you Lyin’ here I wonder where you might be now I think about the times we shared, You share with someone else Sun is risin’, night is through No pretendin’, I don’t miss you It’s hard to conceal the pain Behind my thin disguise And it’s hard to hold back the tears That fall from my eyes For it takes two hearts to be the same Two hearts that hold no blame Yes it takes two hearts to love Break Night is fallin’, day is through You’re not with me. What can I do? It’s time to find someone else And leave the past behind And give my heart to someone who Won’t treat me so unkind For it takes two hearts to ease the pain Two hearts that hold no blame Yes it takes two hearts to love It takes two hearts to beat the same Two hearts that hold no blame For it takes two hearts to love
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Laurie Conroy and Bob Read - Harder To Say Goodbye 02:53
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Here we are again, my baby Happy for a day or two Resting in the warm caress of your arms And doing what we want to do Well Marty, I’ve loved you for such a long time You’ve been my one and only so long While you’re away, each minute seems like a day And when you’re here, the time just slips away. It’s getting harder and harder to say goodbye It’s getting harder to see you go It’s getting harder and harder, Lord knows I try It’s getting harder to say goodbye Sam, you have a very special place in my heart A place with only room for you You never once complained about my going away And when I’m here you treat me oh so good This road is getting lonely without you by my side But everything’s becoming clear I’m finding it so hard to stay away so long So maybe I should stay right here. It’s getting harder and harder to say goodbye It’s getting harder to leave you It’s getting harder and harder, my oh my It’s getting harder to say goodbye Well, we love one another You know there is no other Perhaps this time we won’t let go If being together means so much to us now We should let our loving grow It’s getting harder and harder to say goodbye It’s getting harder to be without you When it’s time for parting we can’t seem to let go It’s getting harder to say goodbye It’s getting harder to say goodbye.
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Hard Luck Eyes 04:11
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I watch them sit in the corner Nursing their beer, and going nowhere Their lives have been bothered By a wife who has left or a husband that’s gone And they always come to me with their troubles For they know I will listen each time they call And I hope that I might ease their burden Lift up their spirits and help them go on Do they see that they aren’t so different from me Watchin’ their lives pass by, I see myself as I look into their hard luck eyes One time I hoped to be a dancer Careless and free, spinin’ round on the floor And I thought I’d be a singer Up on the stage with a crowd that adores All has passed me by and I wonder What I could have done, if only I tried Maybe we can find for you an answer If you think I can help I can give you some time So pour out your heart Tell me your life right from the start And I will tell you mine As we stare into each others hard luck eyes
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Every Day 04:11
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We’ve had our share of problems, then most people do We’ve had some times we’d rather hide away There’s now a new beginning for both of us We can start, we can start another brand new day The sun will shine upon us if we need it to As we walk through the early morning dew And rain will shower us and take our cares away Leaving us a love so rare and true Every day our love will grow, every day, every day We’ll live our lives together come what may Every day life will be complete as we walk down this long highway With you to light my life every day Instrumental (missing) It may take half our life To find someone we can love But sometimes that someone’s never found But if we find that love We must do all we can do To cherish it and keep it safe and sound So start from the beginning and keep it strong For if you let it, it will only slip away Take care of little problems when they come to you And you will find your problems never stay Chorus Chorus

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released October 8, 2021

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