If I Had a Horse

It's a strange thing you do, a compromise between the two
Things that boys make believe, and the things men have to do
Somewhere along the road, I just did what I was told
Lost the map to all my dreams, and watched that trail run cold

But if I had a horse to ride away, like I did in my younger days
I'd ride it straight back to innocence and the promises I made
I'd right all the wrongs and sing more cowboy songs
With a pistol by my side I'd get back to bein' brave
Yeah I bet things would change, if I had a horse to ride away

And it was just a wooden broom that my momma used to use
To sweep up all the dirt a boy could find in an afternoon
But I gave that broom a name, we were good at robbin' trains
But life does its thing and imagination it fades

But if I had a horse to ride away, like I did in my younger days
I'd ride it straight back to innocence and the promises I made
I'd right all the wrongs and sing more cowboy songs
With a pistol by my side I'd get back to bein' brave
Yeah I bet things would change, if I had a horse to ride away

Oh, every now and then I want to go there
I bet I could get there

But if I had a horse to ride away, like I did in my younger days
I'd ride it straight back to innocence and the promises I made
I'd right all the wrongs and sing more cowboy songs
With a pistol by my side I'd get back to bein' brave
Yeah I bet things would change, if I had a horse to ride away

If I had a horse to ride away...