Ride Like the Wind
" Ride Like the Wind "
Off now we go!... horses carryin' us fast~
Down through dust canyons & townfolk aghast~
We rode as a wind from hell we did so~
Knowin' only we knew... not where we'd go~
No answer we had of our tremendous fast flight~
No clues or reason nor practical sight~
Just ride... ride... ride hard & down~
Through canyon's depths & unsolid ground~
'Til we'd seen what... was much as never before~
That o'such... had before been folklore~
Guns quickly drawn & hammers cocked back~
'Twas not courage but wisdom... that which we lacked~
So did end... final ride of the four~
Knockin' then... on heaven's dark door~
So songs were sung & still to this day~
Of cowboys most often we've heard 'em so say~
Ride then ride... ride fast as that wind~
For you know such as that... has been your great sin~
Step from that saddle back to fair earth~
You've proven your courage & so your true worth~
Yet no such thing could ever so be~
For that cowboy must... of all things be free~
Ride then ride... ride fast as your wind~
Damn... damn cowboy... we know what's your sin~
SeaWolf
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Copyright © Caribbean Seawolf | Year Posted 2011
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