Horse Lovers Verse 1 Up every mornin’ at daylight Pull on boots, hit the floor Feed the stock and gather eggs Hear the bus at the door No time wastin’, no sleepin’ in Life don’t slow down here Mama hollers, Daddy’s waitin’ And the fence still needs repair Verse 2 After school there’s work to do Mend that wire again Move the cattle, fix the gate Wrenchin’ on Papa’s old machine Tryin’ to teach that young colt He ain’t always got his way Hard lessons come with blisters But they’ll carry you someday Chorus Our days are full from can’t till can’t Never much time to play But this weekend’s gonna be different When the rodeo comes our way Load the truck, hook the trailer Hear that old engine groan We ain’t rich, but we’re rich enough When we’re ridin’ horses we call our own Verse 3 Pull on down to the fairgrounds Dust hangin’ in the air Set it up, cinch it tight Say a prayer before the flare Try to win a few go-rounds Let the stopwatch tell the truth Every scar, every fall Paid in sweat from our youth Chorus Our days are full from can’t till can’t Never much time to play But this weekend’s gonna be different When the rodeo comes our way Load the truck, hook the trailer Hear that old engine groan We ain’t rich, but we’re rich enough When we’re ridin’ horses we call our own Verse 4 Met some folks we’ll never forget Saw old friends and their rides Competed hard, shook hands Stood proud side by side Learned a little horse sense And a little ‘bout ourselves You don’t need much money When you’ve got dust, faith, and help Bridge Up before dawn, ridin’ again Sunburned faces, tired grins Till late Sunday after sundown Then it’s back to where we’ve been Final Chorus Our days are full from can’t till can’t But we wouldn’t trade a thing These horses teach us how to stand How to lose, how to win When the lights go dark, we head back home With sore backs and proud souls Yeah life’s hard, but it’s honest For the ones they call horse lovers Outro And when Monday comes knockin’ We’ll be ready once again Same old work, same old dirt But we’re richer than most men.
