National Finals Rodeo

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A rodeo's just a rodeo after riding 
several years
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From ol' Cheyenne to Houston they 
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never cause too much fear
But let me tell you about one that 
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will chill your very soul
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It happens in December when it's 
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snowin' and it's cold
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In Oklahoma City there's a building 
of concrete
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It's where the toughest stock and 
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men will gather and compete
The points have all been tallied and
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 the stock has all been brought
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We've got just two more hours 
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cause it starts at eight o'clock

[Chorus]
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It's the Finals the NFR the Series 
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of the sport
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Hey rookie can you take ten head 
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have you got the heart
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You think you're a tough cowboy 
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we'll find out in the end
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When that final whistle blows and 
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the stock's all in the pen

[Verse]
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The coliseum's quiet except for the 
sounds
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Of cowboys getting ready and the 
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workmen of the grounds
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The cowboys ask each other, what 
each other's got
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Did you draw ol' Necklace or 
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pluck old Double-Ought
The tension now is mounting as the 
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crowd starts pouring in
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A shiver goes all through me like 
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from a cold cold wind
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I hear the horses comin' runnin' 
down the alleyway
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They're snortin' and a blowin' as 
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men shut the sliding gates

[Chorus]
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It's the Finals the NFR the Series 
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of the sport
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Hey rookie can you take ten head 
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have you got the heart
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You think you're a tough cowboy 
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we'll find out in the end
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When that final whistle blows and 
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the stock's all in the pen

[Verse]
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We had too much time a while ago 
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but not enough time now
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The Anthem is now over the grand 
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entry's going out
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I sit there on my bronc I'm ready 
and I wait
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I hear a chute gate open so I 
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look out through the gate
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A horse comes boiling out and blows 
up at the roof
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And then there comes another 
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kicking like a curly wolf
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I hear the chute boss holler through
 the yelling of the crowd
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He says there's one ahead of you 
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so you'd better get screwed down

[Chorus]
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It's the Finals the NFR the Series 
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of the sport
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Hey rookie can you take ten head 
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have you got the heart
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You think you're a tough cowboy 
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we'll find out in the end
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When that final whistle blows and 
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the stock's all in the pen

[Verse]
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I nod my head, I'm in a daze the 
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horse goes boiling out
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I run my spurrs into his neck and 
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then I drag 'em out
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My mind is in a blur my eyes are 
seeing red
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The flank catch slams into my 
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back, his rump bangs on my head
From somewhere in the background I 
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can hear a buzzer sound
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My hand's jerked from the riggin 
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and I crash into the ground
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I stumble to my feet as I stagger to
 the wall
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I wonder to myself is it really 
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worth it all

[Chorus] (x2)
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It's the Finals the NFR the Series 
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of the sport
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Hey rookie can you take ten head 
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have you got the heart
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You think you're a tough cowboy 
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we'll find out in the end
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When that final whistle blows and 
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the stock's all in the pen