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PRCA Cowboy Chris Mason lowers his head in prayer at the start of the rodeo Bull riding
event in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

There's a hundred years of history and a hundred before that
All gathered in the thinkin' goin' on beneath his hat.

He's got Buffalo Bill Cody and the Jigger boss
And all of the brave blue soldiers that General Custer lost
The ghost of Pancho Villa, Sittin' Bull and Jessie James
All gathered by his campfire keepin' score and takin' names.

The cold flame burns within him 'til his skin's as cold as ice
And the dues he paid to get here are worth every sacrifice.

All the miles spent sleepy drivin', all the money down the drain
All the "if I's" and the "nearly's", all the bandages and the pain
All the female tears left dryin', all the fever and the fight
Are just a small downpayment on the ride he makes tonight.

It's guts and love and glory-one mortal's chance at fame
His legacy is rodeo and cowboy is his name.

US Paratrooper Chris Mason

PRCA Cowboy Chris Mason coined the phrase while doing an interview with an NBC television station (WMPI Mobile, AL - Darwin Singleton) in 2003.

The ABOVE video is "The Video" to the song "Chris Mason Here on this Battlefield (ReMix)"