Country ballad.....done at Showdog Studios...Brad Miller, Producer.
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Story behind the song
This song is about the time held tradition of cowboys who have a very special way of showing their last respects to the fallen.
Lyrics
LAST DUE RESPECT
© 2010 Carolyn Taylor White, Janice Hopkins, Brad Miller
Ace Of Diamonds – BMI
Life ain't easy for a rancher's son
And Ben Vail's young'un was a willin' one
He learned from hired hands like a thirsty sponge
N' heard about ole ranglers' who'd long passed on
They taught him things like how to show respect for a fallen man
Then at twenty-one Tommy left the range to serve Uncle Sam
Chorus 1
Now there's a space beside the kitchen door
Where Tommy set the rawhide boots he'd worn
Said he'd pull 'em on when he got back home
But if he didn't make it, told his daddy to go
And hang 'em on the post above the barbed wire fence
So he could show them cowboys
His last due respect
Two soldiers knocked in full dress uniform
Ben hung his head, knowin' what they'd come for
Said his Tommy gave his all for the whole brigade
He'd get the Purple Heart for being brave
Now they weren't surprised, cuz' they'd watched him grow to be a man
Still their hearts were broke cuz his ride seemed short, shorter than they planned
Chorus
Now there's a space beside the kitchen door
Where Tommy set the rawhide boots he'd worn
Said he'd pull 'em on when he got back home
But if he didn't make it, told his daddy to go
And hang 'em on the post above the barbed wire fence
So he could show them cowboys
His last due respect
Bridge
The fence out by the bunk house turned to hallowed ground
When his Daddy saw a dozen boots upside down
Chorus
Now there's an empty space beside the kitchen door
Where Tommy set the rawhide boots he'd worn
Said he'd pull 'em on when he got back home
But Tommy didn't make it, so his dad had to go
And hang 'em on the post above the barbed wire fence
So he could show them cowboys
His last due respect
Outro
The rangler's stood and tipped their hats
Coz' Tommy wasn't comin' back
All around the barbed wire fence...
Barefoot cowboys showed their last, their last due respect
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