Chris Ledoux - Cowboy Up lyrics

I was a new kid on the circuit

Gold buckles in my eyes

But the horse I drew was plenty rank

Much to my surprise

I did a double back flip

And landed on my head

This old cowboy limped out in the arena

Leaned over me and said

You gotta cowboy up

When you get throwed down

Get right back in the saddle

As soon as you hit the ground

You heard that the tough get going

When the going gets tough

Around here what we say is

Boy, you better cowboy up

By the end of my last season

They said I was among the best

So I proudly called a girl back home

Hopin' she would be impressed

But her momma said she married a guy

That I used to call my friend

But before the first tear could fall

These words came back again

You gotta cowboy up

But when you get throwed down

You get right back in the saddle

As soon as you hit the ground

You heard that the tough get going

When the going gets tough

Around here what we say is

Boy, you better cowboy up

Well, it's not an easy lesson

To learn in life and love

But it's the only way to go

Whenever you bite the dust

You gotta cowboy up

Oh, when you get throwed down

Get right back in the saddle

As soon as you hit the ground

You heard that the tough get going

When the going gets tough

Around here what we say is

Boy, you better cowboy up

Around here what we say is

Boy, you better cowboy up