Cowboys Brand

Dark nights, long days, riding on the trail for minimum wage
Hoping that the heavens hold off on the coming storm just a little bit longer
And after 16 hours stiff in the saddle you wish you were punching them Texas cattle in the heat
But instead you're in the cold and the sleets coming in from the side ain't you glad to be alive

This is the dream this is the life
These are the stories I'll tell until the day I die
And there's times I've had when I shake my head thinking why am I killing myself
But when I look back on the things I've done there ain't a single day I'd wish undone
And when you ride the rough and live through the tough you look down at your callused hands
And you'll be proud of the cowboys brand

Slip down get sticky in the swells
Lift your rein and give a wild mans yell
And when the chute gate opens and the clock starts ticking
God gets closer when the horses start kicking
You live for the rush of playing the game and riding the line between fame and pain
Is it your name in lights or for the girls at night that you risk it all on the road ain't nobody really knows that

This is the dream this is the life
These are the stories I'll tell until the day I die
And there's times I've had when I shake my head thinking why am I killing myself
But when I look back on the things I've done there ain't a single day I'd wish undone And when you ride the rough and live through the tough you look down at your callused hands
And you'll be proud of the cowboys brand

And I hope I'll never see the day that I'm to old to ride
But if I do you know I'll look back on my time
And living this life ain't all it seems to be
For the brand's the price you pay for chasing those dreams yeah

This is the dream this is the life
These are the stories I'll tell until the day I die
And there's times I've had when I shake my head thinking why am I killing myself
But when I look back on the things I've done there ain't a single day I'd wish undone
And when you ride the rough and live through the tough you look down at your callused hands

This is the dream oh this is the life
These are the stories I'll tell until the day I die
And there's times I've had when I shake my head and think goddamn ain't I living
Because when I look back on the things I've done there ain't a single day I'd wish undone
And when you ride the Rough and live through the tough you look down at your callused hands
And you'll be proud of the cowboys brand
Yeah when you ride the ride the rough and live through the tough you look down at your callused hands
And you'll be proud of the cowboys brand