[Verse 1]
Morning broke like a whisper on the hills,
The barn door creaked, the air was still.
I saddled up my old bay mare,
Her breath hung soft in the frosty air.
A trail stretched out, wild and wide,
And I held the reins with a mix of pride.
[Chorus]
Saddle and dust, heart and bone,
Riding’s the closest I’ve ever known
To flying free, to feeling whole—
Even when I hit the ground,
I get back up, the world spins 'round.
[Verse 2]
She spooked at shadows that danced like ghosts,
And down I went, hard as a fencepost.
Dirt in my mouth, tears in my eye,
But I wouldn’t let that be goodbye.
I brushed off the pain, gave her a pat,
Climbed back up, said, "We’re stronger than that."
[Chorus]
Saddle and dust, heart and bone,
Riding’s the closest I’ve ever known
To flying free, to feeling whole—
Even when I hit the ground,
I get back up, the world spins 'round.
[Bridge]
Life’s a lot like a horse, they say,
It bucks and it stumbles, it runs away.
But you hold on tight, through the fear, through the fall,
'Cause the joy of the ride is worth it all.
[Chorus]
Saddle and dust, heart and bone,
Riding’s the closest I’ve ever known
To flying free, to feeling whole—
Even when I hit the ground,
I get back up, the world spins 'round.