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Equine mp3
lyrics
Over the years, horses have been a constant in my life and
in the lives of those around me. The life lessons that I have
learned from them have shaped me, refined me, and carried me through
the hard times. It is a love and passion that I hope to share
with my children. What do horses mean to you?
02 Back's Against The Wall mp3
lyrics
I wrote this song for all those thirty-something and older
cowboys that grew up on the ranch and that are still out on the
road makin’ a livin’ on the back of a bronc, bull, or
rope-horse. It takes a mighty sacrifice to do what you love for
a livin’. This one’s for all of those that still ride
for the brand.
03 Casey's A Cowboy mp3
lyrics
I wrote this song about Casey Bitton. He’s a father,
a cowboy, and a damn good friend. My wife used to worry about
all that he was takin’ on in life until I assured her with
this song that he’d pull through. Cowboys always do.
04 The Ballad Of Ed Cantrell mp3
lyrics
This one’s a barn burner for sure. Ol’ Cantrell
was one tough lawman. Some folks didn’t care too much for
him. But he patrolled some wild country through the years of the
oil boom. No matter how you feel about Cantrell, you gotta respect
the guy. He was a survivor.
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05
Wild Web River mp3
lyrics
This song really doesn’t have much to do with horses,
but my wife insisted that I put it on the record. She’s a
love song fanatic and can’t figure out why it’s so hard
for me to write love songs. Here’s one that I can put my
brand on…
06 Rachel's Roses mp3
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I wrote this song as a wedding present for Casey and Rachel
Bitton. She’s a ten-year-plus cancer survivor and she competed
for a National Title when she was in treatment. They live in a
hundred-year-old home in Hooper with the prettiest rose bushes
you’ve ever seen. She always wanted to live in that house.
How could any of us have known in June of 2007 how much meaning
this song would have for us all today…?
07 Hell On Yer Women mp3
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Let’s just say this isn’t my mother’s favorite
song. But it’s true all the same. My wife puts up with a
lot and never complains when I go on a Cowboy Day with my pards.
My horses have even more patience than she does…
08 Hey Little Isaac mp3
lyrics
When I saw that little red-roan mare haul over backwards on
Chris Hopkins, I was frozen in fear. It was the worst wreck I’d
ever witnessed. We all thought we’d lost him. As Little Isaac,
who’s not so little anymore, wiped the tears off his dusty
face, I realized what it means to inherit the family brand-the
awesome responsibility of the land and the cattle. These words
came to me as Rick, Casey, Bob, Bruce, and I stayed to push Chris’
heifers up the rest of Heiner Canyon.
09 Still Your Little Cowgirl mp3
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Bill Montag is one of my best friends. We were punchin’
cows one day at the ranch he used to run over in Steamboat Springs
when he told me about his famous daughter Heidi. I didn’t
think anybody could ever be as famous as Bill but he insists that
his daughter is even more famous than he is. What the heck is
‘reality TV’ anyway?
10 Nothin' In This Life mp3
lyrics
One of the most heart-wrenching aspects of my son Briggs’
battle with brain and spinal cancer was his inability to be with
his horse Jessie. While he was sick in bed, she was in Henefer
being taken care of by some friends. But we knew all along that
they would reunite and she would play a big role in his rehabilitation.
They’re both home now…
11 With A Whisper mp3
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This one was inspired by Chris Redman, colt-breaker, buckaroo,
and good friend from Idaho. I’ve always admired how he can
do in an afternoon what takes me a month with a colt. He’s
got a gift and a good horse is a tool-of-the-trade for a fella
that does what he does day-in and day-out. Thanks for the lessons
amigo.
12 Where The High Meets The Lonesome mp3
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On Comical Ridge you can see a long ways. It’s a wild
and windy rim where the mountain and the sky meet. It’s a
place that I can go to think clearly and sort through my troubles.
Everyone needs a place like that…
13 Ridin' Them Colts mp3
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I wrote this song one night after talking to my cousin Keith
the day after he’d been bucked off a dunn colt that is the
brother to the buckskin mare that bucked me off a week before.
My buddy Lawson Hadlock got bucked off a few days earlier and
said his shoulder was still pretty sore. My good ol’ pard
Lon Hansen had just gone over the handlebars on a little roan
mare he was breakin’, and Casey was gimpin’ around after
comin’ off of the old HB. You get the picture…
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Monster On Your Back mp3
lyrics
This song was inspired by and written for Bill Hadlock. He’s
run what’s left of the Bar B Ranch in Huntsville, Utah for
better than fifty years. He says it’s the only job he’s
ever had and he wouldn’t trade a life full of memories from
ridin’ for the brand for all the money in the world. Anyhow,
he and I were ridin’ up Gertsin Canyon one morning and he
said that the big two-year-old bay colt he was on needed to come
to the realization at some point that the “monster is on
his back…”
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Carter Cedars mp3
lyrics
As I sat by Briggs’ bed during his third round of chemo,
I wondered just how much more a little boy could take. He would
wake up every now and then to throw up the nothing that was in
his stomach and tell the nurses that he and I were going to hunt
badgers when he got all better. Watching someone you love go through
something like cancer is the hardest thing you’ll ever experience
in this life. Briggs has earned his right to a life of good memories
and you can bet that we’ll be across the cattle guard as
soon as he’s able.
16 The Power Of Prayer mp3
lyrics
In the busy halls of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at
Primary Children’s Medical Center, Sylina and I were told
by Dr. Brockmeyer that our son might not make it. The following
day, Briggs faced a six-and-a-half hour surgery that would either
claim his life or save it. Sylina and I prayed hard, needless
to say, for peace, comfort, and a miracle. Six rounds of chemo,
three bone marrow transplants, and a full course of radiation
later, my son is still with us. This stuff is real…
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