Story Behind The Song
You see these men to this day, dodging bulls. What is their story?
Song Description
lament and acceptance by a man who works in rodeos as a clown
| Song Length |
3:05 |
Genre |
Country - Cowboy |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Serene |
Subject |
Cowboy, Dysfunctional Relations |
| Similar Artists |
Kenny Rogers, Hank Williams |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
RODEO CLOWN (copyright 2002)
by Daniel Curzon and Stan Comer
verse #1
NOW THE BRUISES COME, AND THE BRUISES GO.
SCRATCHES AND BROKEN BONES --THAT?S THE RODEO.
WISH YOU WERE SETTLED DOWN, LIKE FOLKS DO.
THINK OF THE KID WITH THE KID WHO WISHED HE WAS YOU.
chorus:
JUST SOMEBODY?S DECOY,
YOU?RE NOT QUITE A COWBOY,
THOUGH SOME GALS KNOW YOU?RE AROUND.
BUT, NO, THE BIG NOISE
THAT?S FOR THE BIG BOYS.
YOU?RE JUST A RODEO CLOWN,
JUST A MOLDY OLD, LONELY OLD, SO-AND-SO RODEO CLOWN.
verse #3
THE BULLS GET MEAN, AND SOME RIDERS GET KICKED.
BRONCOS GET SPOOKED, AND HEIFERS GET SICK.
AND EVEN THRILLS CAN SEEM LIKE A RUT.
SOMEONE?S GOT TO RUN IN AND SAVE THEIR BUTT.
repeat chorus
bridge:
BUT YOU?VE HAD YOUR DAY.
YOU?VE HAD SOME NIGHTS, MY FRIEND,
BUT NOW THAT IT?S GETTIN? NEAR THE END,
ALL THE IN-BETWEEN TIMES, ALL THE GOOD AND THE BAD --
YOU WOULDN?T GIVE UP ONE DAMNED DAY YOU?VE HAD,
NOT ONE DAMNED DAY YOU?VE HAD!
Repeat chorus