(Verse 1) The dust is thick, the air is charged, I hear the gate clang shut, My knuckles white around the rope, no ifs, ands, or buts. I know the history, the failures, the quick count to zero, The dizzy tumble to the dirt that stripped away the hero. But this is not the old routine, that feeling's in the past, I strapped myself in tighter, swore this ride would be the last... ...time that I lost control. (Chorus) 'Cause I decided to Pony Up!, yeah, I stood my ground, The whole game changed, no bucking me around. That "new meeting" started, the old one is adjourned, The fear's been silenced, a brand new lesson learned! Now me and a fast horse are won, a single, steady stream, Gonna ride it out like it's a Calgary Stampede dream! I'm not getting bucked off this horse now, no sir! (Verse 2) He spins to the left, then he rockets to the right, I feel the power in his back, a blur of speed and light. My center of gravity is low, my focus razor-sharp, I'm reading every move he makes, right from the very start. I matched his fury with my will, his power with my might, I found the rhythm, held the slack, and brought him into line tonight! No more excuses now. (Chorus) 'Cause I decided to Pony Up!, yeah, I stood my ground, The whole game changed, no bucking me around. That "new meeting" started, the old one is adjourned, The fear's been silenced, a brand new lesson learned! Now me and a fast horse are won, a single, steady stream, Gonna ride it out like it's a Calgary Stampede dream! I'm not getting bucked off this horse now, no sir! (Bridge) two hundred and eight beat per minute Eight seconds stretch in the hot Sunday sun, You were born to Buck! but I'm not bucking off this time! This is our time at the Greatest out door Show on Earth! (Outro) Yeah, the horse and me, we're one! The ride is won, the battle fought, the 50 k bucks! I Pony Up! I never got bucked off!
