Fort Worth, Hold Me Tight

[Verse 1]
Dust on my hat brim
Sun on that stockyard clay
We’re pushin’ longhorns slowly
Through the heat of another day
You’re up on that paint mare
Braids hangin’ down your back
Laughin’ at my old tall stories
Ridin’ drag on the drive up the track
[Chorus]
Fort Worth, hold me tight tonight
Neon glow and the big sky light
You in my arms by the chutes all bright, I’m
Fallin’ harder than a bull ride throws me
Eight long seconds just won’t do
I want a lifetime hangin’ on to you
From the cattle drives to the rodeo lights
Fort Worth, hold me tight
[Verse 2]
You run barrels like lightning
Dirt flyin’ under your boots
I nod my head in the chute gate
Prayin’ I make it back to you
You’re leanin’ on that white fence
Hat tipped, sayin’ I’m your man
If I get tossed out in the sawdust
You’re still reachin’ for my hand (oh yeah)
[Chorus]
Fort Worth, hold me tight tonight
Neon glow and the big sky light
You in my arms by the chutes all bright, I’m
Fallin’ harder than a bull ride throws me
Eight long seconds just won’t do
I want a lifetime hangin’ on to you
From the cattle drives to the rodeo lights
Fort Worth, hold me tight
[Bridge]
We’ll trail these herds till the fall comes
Then park that rig by the river bend
Two hearts, one old blue pickup
You and me, ridin’ home again
[Chorus]
Fort Worth, hold me tight tonight
Neon glow and the big sky light
You in my arms by the chutes all bright, I’m
Fallin’ harder than a bull ride throws me
Eight long seconds just won’t do
I want a lifetime hangin’ on to you
From the cattle drives to the rodeo lights
Fort Worth, hold me tight

country, Warm modern country ballad with steady midtempo groove, brushed drums, twangy electric and dobro over round bass. Verses stay intimate with male vocals, close-mic and slightly raspy. Chorus opens wide with female harmony stacks, tambourine, and roomy snare. Subtle pedal steel swells in the bridge for an emotional lift, then drop to just acoustic and vocal for the last hook before a full-band, sing-along outro., romantic