I'll Take the Horse
A cowboy's born with a soul that roams
He and his horse travel alone
His gaze wanders far and wide
It pauses where the earth meets the sky
He can't temper his curiosity
About the land that he can't see
He and his horse will one day ride
Until they reach the other side.
I thought I could make that cowboy mine
But cowboys aren't the keeping kind.
And so there came a day
When he tipped his hat and walked away
I was dragged through a valley of sorrow and pain
Until I saddled his horse and took up the reins
He led me down paths that shimmer and shine
I swear I saw Heaven through that horse's eyes.
CHORUS
A cowboy is a rambling man
He is tethered to the land
He'll steal your heart but won't be bound
For he is bound for distant ground
Hold onto him while you can
Because a cowboy is a rambling man
He is on a one way course
You take the cowboy; I'll take the horse.
BRIDGE
I felt the tide turn
I felt my grief end
I felt my love burn
My broken heart mend
On the back of a cowboy's horse
I no longer felt remorse
You take the cowboy
I'll take the horse
In the breeze I hear a cowboy's voice
Telling me he had no choice
I knew that he was not to blame
I knew what he was when I took his name
A cowboy has to live wild and free
But the voice of the cowboy has changed me
He whispers that he'll see me in the by and by
When I reach the other side
CHORUS
A cowboy is a rambling man
He is tethered to the land
He'll steal your heart but won't be bound
For he is bound for distant ground
Hold onto him while you can
Because a cowboy is a rambling man
He is on a one way course
You take the cowboy; I'll take the horse.
I'll Take the Horse
A cowboy's born with a soul that roams
He and his horse travel alone
His gaze wanders far and wide
It pauses where the earth meets the sky
He can't temper his curiosity
About the land that he can't see
He and his horse will one day ride
Until they reach the other side.
I thought I could make that cowboy mine
But cowboys aren't the keeping kind.
And so there came a day
When he tipped his hat and walked away
I was dragged through a valley of sorrow and pain
Until I saddled his horse and took up the reins
He led me down paths that shimmer and shine
I swear I saw Heaven through that horse's eyes.
CHORUS
A cowboy is a rambling man
He is tethered to the land
He'll steal your heart but won't be bound
For he is bound for distant ground
Hold onto him while you can
Because a cowboy is a rambling man
He is on a one way course
You take the cowboy; I'll take the horse.
BRIDGE
I felt the tide turn
I felt my grief end
I felt my love burn
My broken heart mend
On the back of a cowboy's horse
I no longer felt remorse
You take the cowboy
I'll take the horse
In the breeze I hear a cowboy's voice
Telling me he had no choice
I knew that he was not to blame
I knew what he was when I took his name
A cowboy has to live wild and free
But the voice of the cowboy has changed me
He whispers that he'll see me in the by and by
When I reach the other side
CHORUS
A cowboy is a rambling man
He is tethered to the land
He'll steal your heart but won't be bound
For he is bound for distant ground
Hold onto him while you can
Because a cowboy is a rambling man
He is on a one way course
You take the cowboy; I'll take the horse.
I'll Take the Horse
A cowboy's born with a soul that roams
He and his horse travel alone
His gaze wanders far and wide
It pauses where the earth meets the sky
He can't temper his curiosity
About the land that he can't see
He and his horse will one day ride
Until they reach the other side.
I thought I could make that cowboy mine
But cowboys aren't the keeping kind.
And so there came a day
When he tipped his hat and walked away
I was dragged through a valley of sorrow and pain
Until I saddled his horse and took up the reins
He led me down paths that shimmer and shine
I swear I saw Heaven through that horse's eyes.
CHORUS
A cowboy is a rambling man
He is tethered to the land
He'll steal your heart but won't be bound
For he is bound for distant ground
Hold onto him while you can
Because a cowboy is a rambling man
He is on a one way course
You take the cowboy; I'll take the horse.
BRIDGE
I felt the tide turn
I felt my grief end
I felt my love burn
My broken heart mend
On the back of a cowboy's horse
I no longer felt remorse
You take the cowboy
I'll take the horse
In the breeze I hear a cowboy's voice
Telling me he had no choice
I knew that he was not to blame
I knew what he was when I took his name
A cowboy has to live wild and free
But the voice of the cowboy has changed me
He whispers that he'll see me in the by and by
When I reach the other side
CHORUS
A cowboy is a rambling man
He is tethered to the land
He'll steal your heart but won't be bound
For he is bound for distant ground
Hold onto him while you can
Because a cowboy is a rambling man
He is on a one way course
You take the cowboy; I'll take the horse.
I worked for 39 years as a medical social worker. But I've written poetry all of my life. It is only recently that I've made an attempt to write something that might be lyrics for a song. So I sort of consider myself a "Grandma Moses" of the music industry.
