All This Way for the Short Ride Lyrics

Lyric discussion by earlwnash 

Cover art for All This Way for the Short Ride lyrics by Tom Russell

This song is the true story of the last bull ride of my father, as written by his friend and cowboy poet Paul Zarzyski in collaboration with folk singer and artist Tom Russell. For a detailed account of what happened that night, read my blog post:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aDF41m2PTz0QGF44C9xJ6cbX6dxwLOq8DFGG2GqXvjs/edit?usp=sharing

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