Song Lyrics Harris Emmylou - Ballad Of A Runaway Horse    [Lyrics & Song Text Archive] lyrics archive>> H>> Harris Emmylou Singer Lyrics [Harris Emmylou other resources]>> Ballad Of A Runaway Horse Song Lyrics Author/Artist/Singer: Harris Emmylou Music Title/Track: Ballad Of A Runaway Horse Theme ID: 6066 Album: N/A (Leonard Cohen) Say a prayer for the cowgirl her horse ran away She'll walk 'til she finds him her darlin' her stray But the river's in flood and the roads are awash And the bridges break up in the panic of loss And there's nothin' to follow nowhere to go He's gone like the summer gone like the snow And the crickets are breaking her heart with their song As the day caves in and the night is all wrong Did she dream it was he who went galloping past And bent down the fern broke open the grass And printed the mud with the well-hammered shoe That she nailed to his speed in the dreams of her youth And although he goes grazin' a minute away She tracks him all night she tracks him all day And she's blind to his presence except to compare Her injury here with his punishment there Then at home on a branch on a high stream A songbird sings out so suddenly And the sun is warm and the soft winds ride On a willow tree by the riverside An the world is sweet and world is wide And he's there where the light and the darkness divide And the steam's comin' off him he's huge and he's shy And he steps on the moon when he paws at the sky And he comes to her hand but he's nor really tame He longs to be lost she longs for the same And he'll bolt and he'll plunge thru the first open pass To roll and to feed in the sweet mountain grass Or he'll make a break for the high plateau Where there's nothing above and noting below It's time for their burden the whip and the spur Will she ride with him or will he ride with her So she binds herself to her galloping steed And he b Related Lyrics Random lyrics: Here There And Everywhere, Jambalaya, One Of These Days, Ooh Las Vegas, Satans Jewel Crown, Sin City, Sweet Dreams, Till I Gain Control Again, Together Again, (You Never Can Tell) Cest La Vie, Hello Stranger, Ill Be Your San Antone Rose, Luxury Liner, Making Believe, Pancho And Lefty, She, Tulsa Queen, When I Stop Dreaming, Burn That Candle, Defying Gravity, Easy From Now On, Green Rolling Hills, I Aint Living Long Like This, Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight, My Songbird, One Paper Kid, To Daddy, Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn, Gold Watch And Chain, Green Pastures, Ill Go Stepping Too, Jordan, Miss The Mississippi And You, Roses In The Snow, The Boxer, Wayfaring Stranger, Angel Eyes (Angel Eyes), Away in A Manger, Beautiful Star Of Bethlehem, Golden Cradle, Light of the Stable, Little Drummer Boy, O Little Town Of Bethlehem, Silent Night, Before Believing, Bluebird Wine, Boulder To Birmingham, Coat Of Many Colors, For No One, If I Could Only Win Your Love, Other Harris Emmylou song Lyrics BALLAD OF A RUNAWAY HORSE Album Cowgirls Prayer 19 Lyrics Beneath Still Waters Lyrics BETTER OFF WITHOUT YOU Album Brand New Dance 1990 Lyrics Beyond The Blue Ft. Patty Griffin Lyrics Blue Kentucky Girl Lyrics BORN TO RUN Album Cimarron 1981 Lyrics BRIGHT MORNING STARS Lyrics Burn That Candle Lyrics Deeper Well Lyrics DRIFTING TOO FAR FROM THE SHORE Lyrics Even Cowgirls Get The Blues Lyrics ...Show All Other Artists Harris Joanne Lyrics Harris Krystal Lyrics Harris Larnelle Lyrics Harris Major Lyrics Harris Phil Lyrics Harris Rolf Lyrics Harris, Richard Lyrics Harrison Peter Lyrics Harry Lyrics Harry And The Potters Lyrics All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners and are strictly for educational purposes only. lyricstrue.net Copyright © 2005-2007 All Rights Reserved., , Privacy policy