Lyrics

[Verse 1] Broken bones and broken hearts, and I've Had my shoulder torn apart But it's nothin' like the pain I felt when I lost you Honky-tonks and short brown checks And all those late nights I regret And I left you all alone, crying, wonderin' why I lay it all on the line [Chorus] I've earned scars and I've earned buckles Been in the chutes with blood on my knuckles I've driven all night long, tryin' to make a rodeo I'm strong as a freight train, just as steady Crack the gate, you know I'll be ready And I'm gonna hang on until the ride is through 'Cause that's what cowboys do [Verse 2] Worn out dually full of whiskey dents, and Memories of the time we spent A million miles of blacktop never led me home to you Eight seconds of pain and fame, and these Thoughts of you drive me insane I left you all alone, crying, wonderin' why I lay it all on the line [Chorus] I've earned scars and I've earned buckles Been in the chutes with blood on my knuckles I've driven all night long, tryin' to make a rodeo I'm strong as a freight train, just as steady Crack the gate, you know I'll be ready And I'm gonna hang on until the ride is through 'Cause that's what cowboys do [Bridge] One day when the glory's gone, and I've Got no strength to carry on I'll realize the only thing I should've held on to was you [Chorus] I've earned scars and I've earned buckles Been in the chutes with blood on my knuckles I've driven all night long, tryin' to make a rodeo I'm strong as a freight train, just as steady Crack the gate, you know I'll be ready And I'm gonna hang on until the ride is through 'Cause that's what cowboys do [Outro] That's what cowboys do Broken bones and broken hearts