BROKEN RODEO CLOWN
***Songwriter’s Story***
“Broken Rodeo Clown” was inspired by the hit TV series “Yellowstone”, especially the story line of Jimmy. a young bronc rider whose injury sends his life spiraling in a different direction. The song tells the story of a former rodeo star who looses his crown, his self confidence, and much of the life he once knew after one brutal fall. It is a song about pride, pain, and the harsh truth of how quickly everything can change. Beneath the rodeo imagery, it is really about a man trying to live with the loss of who he used to be.
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I was a bronc busting, rodeo star
Wore my champion crown, near and far
Lived the fastest life around
Women and honky-tonks abound
Then I hit, the ground
1 lost my crown
Now I'm a broken, rodeo clown
Barrel man, from town to town
Don't smile much, I wear a frown
Soft spoken, chain smokin'
Broken rodeo clown
Let her rip - Tater Chip
Eight seconds, that bronc he gave me a flip
That wild horse, he sure was hooky
He bucked me, like I was a rookie
That bronc, thumped me hard
He left me scarred
Now I'm a broken, rodeo clown
Barrel man, from town to town
Don't smile much, I wear a frown
Soft spoken, chain smokin'
Broken rodeo clown
My gal loved me when I was a superstar
Now she's distant and hits singles bars
Damn I was, the very best
My woman, that bronc he did wrest
Gave me, a dirt bath
I met my match
Now I'm a broken, rodeo clown
Barrel man, from town to town
Don't smile much, I wear a frown
Soft spoken, chain smokin'
Broken rodeo clown
Soft spoken, chain smokin'
Broken rodeo clown