Sunup hits the pasture gate Black coffee, chipped red cup I cinch the saddle Point old Jeb on up Fence posts snap my morning off Dust flies under Jeb's feet One rail, then the next I go [PRE-CHORUS] Wind's got teeth. Creek's running mean. Can't see my own hand. Hear that voice in my head: "Boy, plant both boots in the sand." [CHORUS] Ride the fence line Keep it square One day at a time Don't get crosswise there Ride the fence line Cut clean through the worry Dawn to dark Stay in the saddle You'll make your mark [VERSE] By noon, that heat comes hard Mirages dance on the caliche road Some days my mind cuts sideways Like a gate on a busted post But Jeb keeps his head low, true Never asks for nothing loud So I match that steady gait And stay in that slow, easy lope [PRE-CHORUS] Sun drops low. Sky turns clay. Long shadows off the hay. I leave my hurry at the gate And find my way [CHORUS] Ride the fence line Keep it square One day at a time Don't get crosswise there Ride the fence line Cut clean through the worry Dawn to dark Stay in the saddle You'll make your mark [BRIDGE] There's a whole heap of bad decisions Tryin' to flag me down But a man with a clear horizon Ain't the kind to chase that crowd So I stay where the wire kinks And I let the night roll in If I get tossed off course, I climb back up And ride it out again [CHORUS] Ride the fence line Keep it square One day at a time Don't get crosswise there Ride the fence line Cut clean through the worry Dawn to dark Stay in the saddle You'll make your mark
