He's been riding his way to the top
For years he's worked the rodeo
He took the world like a bull by the horns
But now he curses the day that he was born
Cause the home that he once had
Is just a broken dream
That makes him sad
But the Rodeo life he lives must go on
He's a Rockinghorse Rider
And It's taking him nowhere fast
Cause the more that he wins
The more that he comes in last
He's a Rockinghorse Rider
He's blinded by the dust from the show
And the rocking of the rhythm he's in
Is out of control
The wife and the son he left behind
He's missing more with the passing of time
But the title that he gave em all up for
Doesn't mean as much as it did before
And the toy Rockinghorse
That he sent to his boy
Hasn't brought that child
One bit of joy
Cause it reminds him of the ride
His Daddy's on
He's a Rockinghorse Rider
And It's taking him nowhere fast
Cause the more that he wins
The more that he comes in last
He's a Rockinghorse Rider
He's blinded by the dust from the show
And the rocking of the rhythm he's in
Is out of control
Yeah, The rocking of the rhythm he's in
Is out of control