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A singer-songwriter song about competence under chaos. The man at the center of a $10M Vegas event — running on coffee, radio chatter, and muscle memory — wearing a lapel pin that reads NOT MY FIRST RODEO as half-joke, half-armor. The verses are three parallel storms (the show, the woman, the house). The chorus is the body that knows where to go. By the bridge, watching the room finally feel what he meant it to feel, the pin he's been wearing as a joke has become true.
Lyrics
[Intro] [Solo acoustic guitar, close mic, gentle entry] [Verse 1] Seven forty-seven and I got Cherubs watching me Somebody else's coffee, somebody else's voice Wash is going purple, lots to do by morning Body keeps moving when the mind wants to spin [Chorus] Let it come, let it spin, let it ride Pin on the chest, takin' it in stride World gets loud, body knows where to go No, this ain't my first rodeo [Verse 2] Phone keeps lighting up between the radio calls Her name on the screen — she's chasing, I'm trying to stay clean Pink mesh in an envelope — boldest thing I've seen She's texting me emojis — and I'm feeling kinda green [Chorus] Let it come, let it spin, let it ride Pin on the chest, takin' it in stride World gets loud, body knows where to go No, this ain't my first rodeo [Verse 3] Phone's ringing again — every six minutes, every nine Forty for this, eight bucks for that But Magnolia's there — she's safe and she's home Tell her I miss her. Tell her I'm coming home [Chorus] Let it come, let it spin, let it ride Pin on the chest, takin' it in stride World gets loud, body knows where to go No, this ain't my first rodeo [Bridge] Amber lights come up, exactly where I built them I can feel the people watching from the back of the room It feels just like I meant it. Pin says I've been here. Tonight I know it's true. [Final Chorus] Let it come, let it spin, let it ride Pin on the chest, takin' it in stride World gets loud, body knows where to go No, this ain't my first rodeo No, this ain't my first rodeo [Outro] No. This ain't my first rodeo.