Lyrics

[Verse 1] Well, he loved the horses and he loved to ride The sound of the spurs, the smell of rawhide He had zero money and a whole lotta pride He was hopin' that would be enough You know the first few times that a fella gets thrown It takes a mighty strong will just to get back on You get a mouth full of dust and you break some bones And you notice that the goin' gets tough [Chorus] Yeah, welcome to the upside of the ground It'll break your fall likе an old rag doll And toss you all around Well, up in the air, you bettеr be aware You still gotta come back down Hey, welcome to the upside of the ground [Verse 2] Well, he gave it what he thought was the best he had He was thinkin' to himself it wasn't half bad His mama was proud, but his daddy looked mad When they came to the rodeo He said, "Son, if you're ever gonna amount to anything You gotta work at least as hard as you dream Maybe you got the talent, but from what I've seen You got a long way to go" [Chorus] Hey, welcome to the upside of the ground It'll break your fall, make a big man small And bounce you all around Up in the air, you better be aware You still gotta come back down Hey, welcome to the upside of the ground [Bridge] Well, life is a little like a rodeo You can clown around or you can watch the show But if you wanna ride, friend, you need to know Not everybody wins a prize Well now, the moral of the story as far as I can tell Is here on earth, between Heaven and Hell Anything worth doin' is worth doin' well In the morning when you open your eyes [Chorus] Say, welcome to the upside of the ground It'll break your fall, this big blue ball Will bounce you all around, 'round, 'round Up in the airk you better be aware You still gotta come back down Hey, welcome to the upside of the ground Yeah, welcome to the upside of the ground