Lived in AZ for decades. Used to work occasionally as an extra-hand on ranches. Never forgot advice an old cowboy told me when I was a teenager (even heard it once in a movie): "A man's thrown into this world, with only two things he can call his own, ...his pecker and his word, ...and it's best he keep both!" Followed it and never steered me wrong.
I think of my two grandpa's, and men for church family and I still cry because I miss them and the values they stood for. Even a dog video I saw a little while ago, brought tears to my eyes. My mom would have loved it, but she passed 6/1/24.
Much to young ( To feel this damn old) made me check out his debut album, this was the second song I listened to…. Cried like a baby when I heard it. Still do to this day. Epic song from a great singer! And I’m not even country..
Used to sing this song with my dad, it was on a cassette tape, in my dad’s old Chevy. He kept that truck for years, drove it into the ground to trade in for a new one. When I came home from graduating military bootcamp, dad traded that truck in for me a brand new jeep. 😢 I’d do anything to have that old Chevy again. RIP pop.
He told a good story and all of us kids listened 'Bout his life on the border and the way it was then And we all believed him and when he would finish We'd ask the old cowboy to tell 'em again You could almost hear those prairie winds blowin' His saddle a creakin' 'neath his old faded jeans You could taste the dry dust from the trail he was ridin' As he sat there and painted those west Texas scenes And the grown-ups would tell us You boys keep your distance, that old man's just tellin' you lies But to all of us kids Cowboy Bill was a hero Just as true as his blue Texas skies He told of a time when he rode with the Rangers Down on the pecos and he saved the day Outnumbered by plenty, they were almost too cover With thirty banditos headed their way He looked back just in time to see a horse stumble The captain went down and Bill pulled up on his rains And through a flurry of bullets he rescued the captain And they rode for a sunset, just the story remains And the grown-ups would tell us You boys keep your distance, that old man's just tellin' you lies But to all of us kids Cowboy Bill was a hero Just as true as his blue Texas skies Well I still remember the day that it happened We waited and we waited but Bill never showed And the follks at the feed store said they hadn't seen him So we set out for his place down Old Grist Mill Road And we cried when we found him lying there with his mem'ries The old trunk wide open, things scattered about He was clutchin' a badge that said Texas Ranger And an old "yeller" letter said Texas Is Proud And the grown-ups that told us You boys keep your distance, that old man's just tellin' lies Well now they're all sayin' Cowboy Bill was a hero Just as true as his blue Texas skies Just as true as his blue Texas skies
Garth is truly one of a kind! He’s not only very talented, he’s a caring biggest heart compassionate human being! Always since day 1 loved Garth and Trisha too!
You're so right, when I had the pleasure of meeting him and we shook hands, he held my hand with both hands and genuinely thanked me for coming to see him, you can tell he LOVES his fans and he has such a humble heart. He's a big cry baby like me lol
This reminds me of my grandfathers they all had their own journeys but they spoke the truth about their lives. We all live different lives but we are always proud of where our lives have led us.
Thank you for posting this. This song was introduced to me by my father as we drove from Conroe to Dallas in 1993. He passed away 4 years ago and at the time I could not find this song anywhere to mourn him. Thank you.
After a party in the 90s things are quieting down, I heard this track and blew my mind ... like an alternate history of Wyatt Earp...very Remember the Alamo and Col.Travis last sentence...
@@ReCapitated75 is that group name inspired by the WWI era "Lost Battallion"?? Great movie (A&E?...amusing that the highest decorated "soldier" seems to be the British Carrier Pigeon "Cher Amie." Great Story...tragic...but the motley group of men did triumph despite some really harsh circumstances...shame about what happened to Major W. after though...
@@ReCapitated75 Christmas Truce song ....also Garth Brooks...is what I found...much more uplifting than The Lost Battallion...but much more fleeting...a moment of peace & brotherhood....early in WWI I think, too. Great and fleeting moment...cherished as a legendary "peace" on the edge of a disastrous conflict....
@@ReCapitated75 Thank you for the help. Just got my WWI trivia mixed up before I checked. History person, lol. There is a fantastic A&E movie called "The Lost Battalion" I like...it seems more fitting given our current moment in history. I enjoy Mr. Brook's song even more for its hope for this Christmas. :-)
I finally got my cowboy rodeo eagle cowboy hat Garth Brooks song I been trying an long time 😢😮😅😊😂❤🎉 happy days thank you God bless you and too an on America you just answered my prayers that never asked for, thank you for giving me what always wanted to hear it seriously true God to those who waits 😮😢🎉 I'm finally getting the song I always want to hear of Mr Garth Brooks God bless you ❤😮😢
Can't say I'm really familiar with Garth Brooks,but this song gets to me. Bravo, Mr Brooks!👌. Western Triple treat tribute:- 7 Spanish Angels-H'waymen- El Paso City - Marty Robbins- Jeannie needs a Shooter - Warren Zevon. 🍒 BloodRed.🍒
Always loved this loved this song I’m a Tiny wee guy that done 19 years I n the army but drive trucks now and surprise people with my temper and when I day no that what it really means take two seconds to make up my mind and nothing is going to change it
Oddly enough Governor Abbot sends out letters to National Guard members and law enforcement that have been decorated. The last line on most where "Texas is Proud of its son or daughter etc.
love how you used a screenshot from Red Dead Redemption 2 for the thumbnail. this song is a part of my playlist that i listen to when i'm riding around in between missions in RDR2
Anyway, why does it matter ?? He's a great man, with a big heart, who gave country music a real boost with his wonderful concerts and that's all that really matters, the rest is his private life. Great man, great singer, great showman and a guy true to his words and heart and that's why I like him and his music. I really don't give a damn for whom he is voting or not, really don't.
@@JohnDoe-mt8rf For you,someone who doesn’t give a damn about one’s politic opinion is a cry baby???? Learn the real meaning of freedom of thoughts and freedom of speech and then, you could consider yourself an American. And by the way, I don’t see the link btw the 2 things and why you consider me a cry baby. I’ve seen and endured much more in one month than you in your entire life so don’t judge me so easily without even knowing me or my history.
My dad is distantly related to one of the writers of this song (distant cousin of his married Larry Bastian's son). That's the closest claim to fame that I have, lol. Song writing at its finest. This song brings back so many memories for me.
Annie Downum - Larry's my cousin and your dad's distant cousin (Jamie) was my classmate in HS. My grandmother is the sister of Larry's mom and we all grew up together in California's central valley. I have great memories of our Marsh family reunions when Larry, my dad, and his uncle Pat used to sing together to the early morning hours. I never knew Larry was "a famous songwriter" until Rodeo came out. He was (and still is) just cousin Larry to all of us kids.
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reins, not reigns...
The lyrics said reigns but you are correct, it should be reins
Nobody likes a Grammar Nazi
@@davidpoirier2564 I am a horse person and that’s what I was correcting… duh.
Thanks for the correction, I lern proper spelling frum youtube
@@murrayphillips8328 hahahhaaa! Love it
This has always been my favorite Garth Brooks song.
Unanswered prayers, for me..
Lived in AZ for decades. Used to work occasionally as an extra-hand on ranches. Never forgot advice an old cowboy told me when I was a teenager (even heard it once in a movie): "A man's thrown into this world, with only two things he can call his own, ...his pecker and his word, ...and it's best he keep both!" Followed it and never steered me wrong.
lol That sounds like something a comedian would say!
@@ReCapitated75 Admittedly, there is some cowboy humor to it. However, that is a true story, ...you have my "word" on it!
This song reminds me of my grandfather, Herman Massey. He was an old cowboy, soldier, lawman, father, and loving grandfather.
I bet that your grandfather had some stories to tell.
Garth Brooks started out with great cowboy songs. Went to a concert and he didn’t sing a one of them. Was a shame.
I'm a grown ass man but it made me cry when I first heard it my dad died a month before and maybe I was not over it,
I’m so very sorry about your Dad.
I think of my two grandpa's, and men for church family and I still cry because I miss them and the values they stood for. Even a dog video I saw a little while ago, brought tears to my eyes. My mom would have loved it, but she passed 6/1/24.
Makes me fell like I'm 12 again. ♥️
God bless Chris LeDoux
Much to young ( To feel this damn old) made me check out his debut album, this was the second song I listened to…. Cried like a baby when I heard it. Still do to this day. Epic song from a great singer! And I’m not even country..
Me too.
That's what country songs do I've listened to country all my life
Used to sing this song with my dad, it was on a cassette tape, in my dad’s old Chevy. He kept that truck for years, drove it into the ground to trade in for a new one. When I came home from graduating military bootcamp, dad traded that truck in for me a brand new jeep. 😢 I’d do anything to have that old Chevy again. RIP pop.
He told a good story and all of us kids listened
'Bout his life on the border and the way it was then
And we all believed him and when he would finish
We'd ask the old cowboy to tell 'em again
You could almost hear those prairie winds blowin'
His saddle a creakin' 'neath his old faded jeans
You could taste the dry dust from the trail he was ridin'
As he sat there and painted those west Texas scenes
And the grown-ups would tell us
You boys keep your distance, that old man's just tellin' you lies
But to all of us kids Cowboy Bill was a hero
Just as true as his blue Texas skies
He told of a time when he rode with the Rangers
Down on the pecos and he saved the day
Outnumbered by plenty, they were almost too cover
With thirty banditos headed their way
He looked back just in time to see a horse stumble
The captain went down and Bill pulled up on his rains
And through a flurry of bullets he rescued the captain
And they rode for a sunset, just the story remains
And the grown-ups would tell us
You boys keep your distance, that old man's just tellin' you lies
But to all of us kids Cowboy Bill was a hero
Just as true as his blue Texas skies
Well I still remember the day that it happened
We waited and we waited but Bill never showed
And the follks at the feed store said they hadn't seen him
So we set out for his place down Old Grist Mill Road
And we cried when we found him lying there with his mem'ries
The old trunk wide open, things scattered about
He was clutchin' a badge that said Texas Ranger
And an old "yeller" letter said Texas Is Proud
And the grown-ups that told us
You boys keep your distance, that old man's just tellin' lies
Well now they're all sayin' Cowboy Bill was a hero
Just as true as his blue Texas skies
Just as true as his blue Texas skies
Garth is truly one of a kind! He’s not only very talented, he’s a caring biggest heart compassionate human being! Always since day 1 loved Garth and Trisha too!
You're so right, when I had the pleasure of meeting him and we shook hands, he held my hand with both hands and genuinely thanked me for coming to see him, you can tell he LOVES his fans and he has such a humble heart. He's a big cry baby like me lol
Classic Garth Brooks! Love it!
This reminds me of my grandfathers they all had their own journeys but they spoke the truth about their lives. We all live different lives but we are always proud of where our lives have led us.
Thank you for posting this. This song was introduced to me by my father as we drove from Conroe to Dallas in 1993. He passed away 4 years ago and at the time I could not find this song anywhere to mourn him. Thank you.
My father played steel guitar for Hank Thompson & was a Bull Rider in the NRA. I grew up with Ranchers, Dairyist, Farmers, and Oilmen. I miss it all.
Still gives me Goose Bumps! Decades Later.
his first album is a masterpiece. I'm not a huge Garth fan, but some of his songs are awesome.
After a party in the 90s things are quieting down, I heard this track and blew my mind ... like an alternate history of Wyatt Earp...very Remember the Alamo and Col.Travis last sentence...
Epic story telling on a debut album…. Impressive no matter who you are & no matter what your opinion is on country music!
Belleau Wood is another great story telling song
@@ReCapitated75 is that group name inspired by the WWI era "Lost Battallion"?? Great movie (A&E?...amusing that the highest decorated "soldier" seems to be the British Carrier Pigeon "Cher Amie." Great Story...tragic...but the motley group of men did triumph despite some really harsh circumstances...shame about what happened to Major W. after though...
@@ReCapitated75 Christmas Truce song ....also Garth Brooks...is what I found...much more uplifting than The Lost Battallion...but much more fleeting...a moment of peace & brotherhood....early in WWI I think, too. Great and fleeting moment...cherished as a legendary "peace" on the edge of a disastrous conflict....
@@jessicakeenan9256 The Christmas truce song is balled Belleau Wood
@@ReCapitated75 Thank you for the help. Just got my WWI trivia mixed up before I checked. History person, lol. There is a fantastic A&E movie called "The Lost Battalion" I like...it seems more fitting given our current moment in history. I enjoy Mr. Brook's song even more for its hope for this Christmas. :-)
❤🎉😂😢 still love this song 😍😍🌹❤️
I’ve got this album on tape in my pickup. A real good one.
Que presiosa música desde Argentina Saludos amo está música
TEXAS PRIDE!!!!!!!
I wish he would do it in concert and make music video ...
Very last tune I played on my old Gulbransen piano before it got washed away in a flood.
Garth is not only talented like no other, he’s an amazing big hearted caring compassionate human being! I’ve Always loved Garth and Trisha
One of my favorite songs
Not a G fan, but boy, oh boy this song.
This is by far my favorite country song of all time!
This scenario would be heartbreaking for a group of rural young men as well!
Thanks for the love and support you are showing me God bless ya all ❤️
Garth Brooks Version of Cowboy Bill
Is there another version?
I'm not crying you are
I love ❤ this song 🎵
This is a great song! As a retired police officer it holds special meaning to me.
I finally got my cowboy rodeo eagle cowboy hat Garth Brooks song I been trying an long time 😢😮😅😊😂❤🎉 happy days thank you God bless you and too an on America you just answered my prayers that never asked for, thank you for giving me what always wanted to hear it seriously true God to those who waits 😮😢🎉 I'm finally getting the song I always want to hear of Mr Garth Brooks God bless you ❤😮😢
Beautiful song.
Can't say I'm really familiar with Garth Brooks,but this song gets to me.
Bravo, Mr Brooks!👌.
Western Triple treat tribute:-
7 Spanish Angels-H'waymen-
El Paso City - Marty Robbins-
Jeannie needs a Shooter -
Warren Zevon.
🍒 BloodRed.🍒
This song means so much to me. I knew a MAN like you sing about
This is Garth Brooks not me.
Everyone knew some Country Music but Garth Brooks brought a different style in the 90's, i recommend his music
@@ReCapitated75 me to
Garth Brook had so many hits that were GREAT. I still play them and they are GREAT.
What a fake
Fake what? Explain
Always loved this loved this song I’m
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Tiny wee guy that done 19 years I n the army but drive trucks now and surprise people with my temper and when I day no that what it really means take two seconds to make up my mind and nothing is going to change it
Texas is proud!
Oddly enough Governor Abbot sends out letters to National Guard members and law enforcement that have been decorated. The last line on most where "Texas is Proud of its son or daughter etc.
I love listening to this when I play rd2
Love this song
love how you used a screenshot from Red Dead Redemption 2 for the thumbnail. this song is a part of my playlist that i listen to when i'm riding around in between missions in RDR2
If this never becomes a movie…🤯
I grew up listening to him but I didn't know he is a leftist.
Neither did I. How do you know for sure? He seems like a far Right Wing kind of guy to me.
Anyway, why does it matter ?? He's a great man, with a big heart, who gave country music a real boost with his wonderful concerts and that's all that really matters, the rest is his private life. Great man, great singer, great showman and a guy true to his words and heart and that's why I like him and his music. I really don't give a damn for whom he is voting or not, really don't.
@@melijegasini2014 he's interviews on tv
@@amaurycampbell3203 😭 🍼
@@JohnDoe-mt8rf For you,someone who doesn’t give a damn about one’s politic opinion is a cry baby???? Learn the real meaning of freedom of thoughts and freedom of speech and then, you could consider yourself an American. And by the way, I don’t see the link btw the 2 things and why you consider me a cry baby. I’ve seen and endured much more in one month than you in your entire life so don’t judge me so easily without even knowing me or my history.
My dad is distantly related to one of the writers of this song (distant cousin of his married Larry Bastian's son). That's the closest claim to fame that I have, lol. Song writing at its finest. This song brings back so many memories for me.
Thanks for the love and support you are showing me God bless ya all ❤️
Thanks for the love and support you are showing me God bless🙏
Annie Downum - Larry's my cousin and your dad's distant cousin (Jamie) was my classmate in HS. My grandmother is the sister of Larry's mom and we all grew up together in California's central valley. I have great memories of our Marsh family reunions when Larry, my dad, and his uncle Pat used to sing together to the early morning hours.
I never knew Larry was "a famous songwriter" until Rodeo came out. He was (and still is) just cousin Larry to all of us kids.
@Buzz Natzke oh my goodness that is so cool. What great memories for you
Beautiful song made . Me cry.
Thanks for the love and support you are showing me God bless ya all ❤️
Cowboy Bill is who I want to be when I too fucking old
Love this song n the dance song r my 2 family song s
I've been looking for this song on here for a long time
Best Garth brooks song
Might be right there with the dance!
Like the thumbnail
Thanks for the love and support you are showing me God bless ya all ❤️
Well that set my mind on a story
Always one of my favorites
Thank you very much !!!
Thanks Garth
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Tomato tomato….
❤🎉😢😮 miss you garth brooks
He's still making music but he won't get with the times and post his music on UA-cam or Spotify
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