I'Ll Go a Ridin' No More

I’ll go a ridin’ no more through blue stem or chaparral, Just lead my horse to pastures of green. I’ll watch those rose ruby suns ease on past the ol’ corral— Think back on the things I’ve done and seen. Oh, you can’t go on a ridin’ for all your livelong days— You’ve got to know when to settle down. You’ll gently pet your ol’ horse as you put her out to graze And soon life won’t seem so bad in town. But when blue bonnets and the high plains send their callin’ card, Your restless feet start to feel that itch. Then it don’t matter if you’re stove-up or your butt is lard— That feelin’ calls to the poor and rich. Just once more I’ll go a ridin’ in the sorrel and sage— Testin’ my ol’ horse for all it’s worth. And I know that time cannot stop me, even at my age, From ridin’ free of the reins of earth.