Silver Mustang

[couchgrouch]

Silver MustangSilver MustangI found you in that daisy meadowscrounging for a scrap of shadow'long the Texahoma linetaming you down was quite a battleyou surrendered to my saddleyet kept your stubborn mindSilver Mustangyou went for days without waterwhen I rode you below the borderto rob that Sonora bankthat damn gold almost cost me dearlyeven with your swift gallop I nearlygot my fool self hangedwings on your hooves kept me rustlin' and raidin'banks and ranches from Boulder to Abileneand you let me ride double with many a maidencross rocky creeks and rattlesnake ravinesbut Silver Mustangmy crooked trail has led me to troublethis time it's my fate ridin' doubleon your weary backsome sheriff put two rounds in my shouldermy brow is fevered...my blood runs colderas life blurs from grey to blackso I'll rub your mane my restless companionand say no lady, no partner is as dear to meand should you paw the moon on some distant canyonknow that your spirit will remain near to menow Silver Mustangmy heart is weak and my mind is hazyso I'll get down awhile and hold this daisyunderneath your nosemay the reins of mem'ry lead you to that meadowsurely there's shelter in forever's shadowand I'll reap cool reposebut should you paw the moon on some distant canyonknow that your spirit will remain near to me...Silver Mustang(c)2007 Robert George