Riding with Red

By about the time that I came around
 He'd grown tired, his health was headed southbound
 He was slow climbing in the saddle
 But once he was up, he could fly
 Lord, he could fly
 He told me stories 'bout California gold
 Working with shorty in that West Texas cold
 He was rough as a cop, tougher than nails
 But when he talked about her, he would cry
 Oh, how he'd cry
 And I learned how to rope
 And I learned how to pray
 And how actions speak louder than any words you may say
 Like busting bronc's, I've hung on for dear life
 To everything that he ever said
 Oh, and though he's long gone
 I'm still out here riding with Red
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 I never liked to learn too much from school
 He taught me the hard knocks
 And the golden rule
 How to chew, how to spit
 Work hard, never quit
 He gave me money
 So I could spend it on the girls
 And I learned how to rope
 And I learned how to pray
 And how actions speak louder than any words you may say
 Like busting bronc's, I've hung on for dear life
 To everything that he ever said
 Oh, and though he's long gone
 I'm still out here riding with Red
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 And I learned how to rope
 And I learned how to pray
 How actions speak louder than any words you may say
 And like busting bronc's, I've hung on for dear life
 To everything that he ever said
 I'll keep singing his song
 So his memory lives on
 Oh and though he's long gone
 I'm still out here riding with Red
 Riding with Red