The sun sets slow on a Houston town
Boots are stompin' as the stars come out
The rodeo's callin', the crowd's alive
You can feel the fire on this Texas night
I pull my hat low, tighten my grip
It's me and that bull, and I ain't gonna slip
The lights shine bright, the adrenaline's high
It's a cowboy's world under a Lone Star sky
It's a rodeo night, where the wild ones play
Eight seconds to glory, or you get thrown away
With the smell of leather and Texas pride
We're chasin' dreams under the Houston lights
Yeah, it's a rodeo night, and we're ridin' high
Livin' free, just a cowboy's life
There's a girl in the stands with a bourbon in hand
She's got that smile that could stop a band
Her laugh's as loud as the crack of a whip
She's the kind of woman you don't wanna miss
But I've got my sights on that buckin' chute
A man's gotta ride when the challenge is truth
The crowd's gettin' louder, the stakes are steep
But a cowboy's soul runs rugged and deep
It's a rodeo night, where the wild ones play
Eight seconds to glory, or you get thrown away
With the smell of leather and Texas pride
We're chasin' dreams under the Houston lights
Yeah, it's a rodeo night, and we're ridin' high
Livin' free, just a cowboy's life
After the ride, there's a firepit glow
Stories and whiskey flowin' slow
We talk about wins, laugh at the falls
Under the moon, we're ten feet tall
It's a rodeo night, where the wild ones play
Eight seconds to glory, or you get thrown away
With the smell of leather and Texas pride
We're chasin' dreams under the Houston lights
Yeah, it's a rodeo night, and we're ridin' high
Livin' free, just a cowboy's life
The sun'll rise, but we'll still be here
With boots in the dust and a Texas frontier
'Cause a rodeo night ain't just a ride
It's a way of livin' till the day we die