UNDER THIS OLD HAT
(Liberty 80892)
July 13/1993
Produced by Jimmy Bowen & Jerry Crutchfield
Chris LeDoux - vocal/guitar/harmonica
Brent Rowan, Mark Sissel - guitar
Dan Dugmore - steel
Gary Bodily - bass
K.W. Turnbow - drums
Rob Hajacos, Jonathan Yudkin - fiddle
Bobby Jensen - keyboards
Charlie Daniels - vocals
1.
UNDER THIS OLD HAT
(Larry Cordle - Mike Anthony)
« © '92 BMG Songs, ASCAP / PolyGram Int, ASCAP »
I never was the kind to wear my feelings on my sleeve
But since I've met you girl there's been a world of change in me
Well I've got to say I love you hope you like the sound of that
Cause I can't keep it under this old hat
Under this old hat is the head you turned around
And the heart you stole away the day we met
Under this old hat's two arms that long to hold you tight
And boots I'd walk the soles off of to be here by your side
And every night in my prayers there's just one thing I ask
That the man you love will always be under this old hat
[ fiddle ]
You've got me feeling things that I've never felt before
And it's so good to know when I come a knocking at your door
That of all the men who'd love to waltz across your welcome mat
The one you want is under this old hat
Under this old hat is the head you turned around...
That the man you love will always be under this old hat
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2.
GET BACK ON THAT PONY
(Cori Connors)
« © '93 Seven Roses Music, ASCAP »
Seven years old on a gold palomino
I sat up tall with my face to the wind
I'd seen the rodeo cowboys in Reno
So I've dug in my boot heels and pulled on the reins
And Blaze he took off a running he threw me down off the side
And my Uncle Jim picked me up once again said get back on that pony and ride
Get back on that pony and ride
So lift up your head boy I know how you're feeling
You say you won't ride with a chance you might lose
You fallen from love and your head is still reeling
Your heart and your pride have been shaken and bruised
And like Blaze she took off a running...
I'm not saying forget what you lost
I suppose there's a purpose in pain
What we make of ourselves has a cost
And it's paid every time we take hold of the reins
So dust off your blue jeans get back in the saddle
losing's a place to start over again
Gettin' back up there is half of the battle
And love like a pony should race with the wind
And like Blaze it takes off a running...
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3.
EVERY TIME I ROLL THE DICE
(Troy Seals - Max D. Barnes)
« © '92 Hardscratch Music, BMI / Irving Music, BMI »
She's got a roof that don't leak when the rain's pouring down
She's got a place I can sleep where I'd be safe and sound
She's got a lock on her door oh but I got the key key
She don't walk the floor but she worries bout me
When love has no strings shackles or chains but I'm holding on for dear life
Cause she's like rollin' a seven every time I roll the dice
[ guitar - steel - fiddle ]
She's got a big Oldsmobile she's got a dog that don't bite
She's got a heart I can steal just like a thief in the night
She's got a slow burning fire she keeps the radio low
When she gets all inspired we let the good times roll
When love has no strings shackles or chains...
Love has no strings shackles or chains...
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4.
STRUGGLING YEARS
(Tim Johnson)
« © '93 Big Ali Cat Music, BMI / Dr Vet Music, BMI »
We had our fill of old junk cars and unpaid bills
But our love was clear in the struggling years
Up against the world four young boys and our little girl
We fought life's fears in the struggling years
And hard times came easy and so did the tears
Strong were the ties that bound you and I
In the struggling years
Time brought success and I always said you'd have the best
But the times we hold dear are the struggling years
And when the kids are grown and startin' out on their own
We'll miss them here and the struggling years
And hard times came easy...
Strong are the ties that bind you and I thank the struggling years
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5.
EVEN COWBOYS LIKE A LITTLE ROCK AND ROLL
(Chris Ledoux)
« © '84 Lehsem Songs, BMI »
[ with Charlie Daniels ]
Well now cowboys love the ladies they like beans and sour dough
Good horses and hot black coffee and camp fires burnin' low
You know we love that cowboy music but I'll bet you didn't know
That even cowboys like just a little rock and roll
Even cowboys like a little bit of rock and roll
Yeah we all got some boogie woogie in our soul
There's a little bit of Buddy Holly in every cowboy that I know
And even cowboys like a little bit of rock and roll
Now when you're camped out on the prairie and that ole moon is shinin' bright
And you can hear them cattle bawlin' soft and low
There's nothin' like a cowboy song to make it all feel just right
But even cowboys like a little bit of rock and roll
Even cowboys like a little bit of rock and roll
Yeah we all got some boogie woogie in our soul
There's a little bit of Chuck Berry in every cowboy that I know
And even cowboys like a little bit of rock and roll
[ guitar - piano ]
Now those old buckaroos are set in their ways and they'll even tell you so
Say they don't like nothin' but them old time cowboy songs
Yeah but I've seen that green grass growing underneath that winter snow
I'll bet them old cowboys even like a little rock and roll
Even cowboys like a little bit of rock and roll
Yeah we all got some boogie woogie in our soul
There's a little bit of Charlie Daniels in every cowboy that I know
And even cowboys like a little bit of rock and roll
Yeah there's a little long hair in every single cowboy that I know
And even cowboy's like a little bit of rock and roll
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6.
SHE'S TOUGH
(Richard Fagan - Mark Irwin - Joe Collins)
« © '91 BMG Songs, ASCAP / Of Music, ASCAP / Ten Ten Tunes, ASCAP »
Well I was looking for just a little bit more than just another pretty face
Someone who would be strong and true if trouble ever came my way
Too many times I been left behind when my back was up against the wall
But now I found someone who ain't gonna run no matter how the dice may fall
She's tough enough to stand by me when it all comes tumblin' down
She's tough enough to steady me when I'm walkin' on shaky ground
When it comes to tenderness and buddy that's when she's at her best
And when the goin' gets rough she's tough
[ guitar ]
She's soft and sweet and she's good to me even when the times are bad
She picks me up with a gentle touch anytime I'm feeling sad
Well don't you know I'll never let her go cause she makes it so plain to see
When love is real it's stong as steel and hers is all I'll ever need
She's tough enough to stand by me...
And I'm so glad that I'm her man
Cause when the you know what starts to hit the fan
She's tough enough to stand by me...
She's tough enough to stand by me...
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7.
SOFT PLACE TO FALL
(Bill Shore - David Wills)
« © '93 Hidden Harbor Music, BMI / Songs Of Universal, BMI »
I rode off into the sunset the way cowboys always do
But ten miles west of Fort Worth my thoughts ran back to you
I could feel you there beside me taste your tender lips on mine
You know there'll always be another bronc but true love is hard to find
Last night I found a soft place to fall loving arms to ease me down
To a big old feather bed instead of cold hard ground
I still love the rodeo but with you I can have at all
Cause last night I found a soft place to fall
[ guitar ]
I've run wilder than the horses that I set out to ride
My freedom was the one thing I fought for all my life
But something in your gentle touch took the fight right out of me
I thought love was meant to tie me down but I've never felt so free
Last night I found a soft place...
Cause last night I found a soft place to fall
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8.
FOR YOUR LOVE
(Joe Ely)
« © '91 ATV Songs, BMI »
For your love I'd rope the moon put it in a blender
Mix up a concoction bound to make you surrender
I'd bite the brand off a buckin' Brahma Bull
I'd rob me a gin mill then I'd fill the ocean full
I'd take on the army and the her majesty's marines
Your love ain't just the cover it's the whole magazine
For your love I'd stop a freight train single handed
I would straighten out the bends in the Rio Grande
I'd climb up the tower at the TV station
Broadcast my affection to the United Nations
I'd take on the govemment in Washington DC
Your love ain't just the engine it's a rockin' machine
For your love I'd stop the hands of time
For your love I'd dig a diamond mine
For your love I'd do it all the time
For your love I'd walk a tight rope wrestle anacondas
Jump a motorcykle over half-a-dozen hondas
Carve your initials on a forest of bamboo
Paint the Brooklyn Bridge baby pink with a broom
I'd take on the press from Tokyo to Praha
Your love ain't just the hot sauce it's the whole enchilada
For your love I'd stop the hands of time...
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9.
WILD AND WOOLY
(Chris Ledoux)
« © '86 Lehsem Songs, BMI »
I've been workin' all week long out in the saddle
I lay my bed roll down at night out on the range
Cussin' dust and heat and flys and cattle
All this romance can drive a poor cowboy insane
And that lonesome coyote's a howlin' on the prairie
And that big Wyomin' moon is shinin' down
Well it's Saturday night and you know it's customary
For a wild and wooly cowboy to ride to town
[ fiddle - guitar ]
Well I just got paid and my pockets're full of money
I can't stand no more I can't wait another day
I got to ride to town I gotta see my little green eyed honey
We're goin' to dance and romance and love the night away
And that lonesome coyote's a howlin' on the prairie...
I'm gettin' sick and tired of just sleepin' on the ground
Come on Buck let's go to town
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10.
POWDER RIVER HOME
(Chris Ledoux)
« © '93 Lehsem Songs, BMI »
There's a full moon risin' in the prairie sky tonight
Lord it's good to be on my way home
Over that horizon she keeps the home fires burin' bright
I'm goin' back to my Powder River home
Where the river winds from the Big Horns up above
And the clear moon shines on the prairie that I love
It's the closest place to heaven this cowboy's ever known
I'm goin' back to my Powder River home
Traveling round the country for a dozen years or more
Funny how your point of view can change
I finally found the rainbow that I've been searchin' for
It's right above my home out on the range
Where the river winds from the Big Horns up above...
I'm goin' back to my Powder River home
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11.
CADILLAC RANCH
(Chris Waters - Chuck Jones)
« © '92 Mike Curb Music, BMI / Music Of Stage Three, BMI »
So well the well went dry and the cow did too daddy didn't know what to do
The banker came by the house one day he said he's gonna take the farm away
Then mama came up with a plan brother and me started up a band
Sister put a sign on the roof and daddy bought a case of ninety-proof
Now we call it the Cadillac Ranch
They're parking cars in the old feed patch
There's a bar in the barn and the place stays packed
Till the cows come home at Cadillac Ranch
[ guitar ]
Well we gave all the cows away now the only horns around here today
Are the ones up on the grill of a genuine '59 Coupe deVille
Now we call it the Cadillac Ranch
They're parking cars in the old feed patch
There's a bar in the barn and the place stays packed
Till the cows till the cows
Till the cows come home at Cadillac Ranch
Now the only thing that we raise is cane you don't need the sun or rain
Just neon lights and some ice cold beer keeps everything real around here
Mama takes the cash at the door brother and me keep 'em out on the floor
Sister sets them up at the bar and daddy kicks back with a big cigar
Now we call it the Cadillac Ranch...
[ guitar ]
Well we gave all the cows away...
Now we call it the Cadillac Ranch...
Now we call it the Cadillac Ranch...
[ guitar ]
Now we call it the Cadillac Ranch...
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