The Horse I Rode In On

(album: Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier! - 2007)

It sure was big one, an old rodeo
They'd been trying to hire us for a few years or so
The grand stand was bursting, the infield was full
They'd run all the chucks and they'd bucked all the bulls

Felt stiff in the saddle, been a year since I rode
And I never been on him save an afternoon lope
This was the last thing on my tortured mind
As I put heels to belly, and the band played in time

He was a big sorrel gelding with a golden streaked mane
A silver mighty saddle and hand painted reins
He had one blue eye that was clear like the rain
But the horse I rode in on felt none of my pain

Well, we made quite an entrance in show business style
Ten thousand people all witnessed my smile
But you were not there among them I'm sorry to say
As I rode through the crowd toward the big outdoor stage

If my pony was skiddish with all the people around
And if he spooked just a little when the spotlight shown down
There's nothing compared to the heartbreaking pain
That come with a love that has withered in vain

He was a big sorrel gelding with a golden streaked mane
A silver mighty saddle and hand painted reins
He had one blue eye that was clear like the rain
But the horse I rode in on felt none of my pain

So I played through the show like I always do
I sang every one of the love songs for you
And then I climb right back on him and and I spurred him away
And as the cheers and the dust from the arena did fade
I didn't feel like no cowboy anymore anyway

He was a big sorrel gelding with a golden streaked mane
A silver mighty saddle and hand painted reins
He had one blue eye that was clear like the rain
But the horse I rode in on felt none of my pain
No, the horse I rode in on felt none of my pain