Don't Ever Sell Your Saddle

Daddy should'a been a preacher man 'Cause everybody loved to hear him speak He didn't always follow his own advice But we got a sermon every week He'd say trouble always starts as fun And broken hearts will always mend Tough times don't last, tough people do And nothing breaks if it can bend. [Chorus:] Don't ever sell your saddle Never owe another man Watch where you spit on a windy day Don't use words you don't understand Find the Lord before you need him And never lose your pride Don't ever sell your saddle 'Cause life's a long, long ride. Daddy never ran from anything Always took his share of the blame Had a heart big enough to fill a valley up But hard enough to stop a train He said only fight when you have to 'Cause there's always a faster gun And you'll know a hero from a coward When you see which way they run. [Chorus:] Don't ever sell your saddle Never owe another man Watch where you spit on a windy day Don't use words you don't understand Find the Lord before you need him And never lose your pride Don't ever sell your saddle 'Cause life's a long, long ride. Daddy left me his old saddle The day that he passed on And these words are etched into my mind Just like they were in stone. [Chorus:] Don't ever sell your saddle Never owe another man Watch where you spit on a windy day Don't use words you don't understand Find the Lord before you need him And never lose your pride Don't ever sell your saddle 'Cause life's a long, long ride. Don't ever sell your saddle 'Cause life's a long, long ride...