Ghost Riders

I left the gate at dusk

With mud on my boots

Your old red scarf in my glove

And a line of bad news

The pasture held its breath

The moon hung low and mean

Then I heard those tired hooves

Coming up behind me

Headlights cut the dark

But they never found the road

A whistle in the cane

And the chill ran to my bones

Ghost riders, ghost riders

Ride me home tonight

Ghost riders, ghost riders

Bareback through the pines

(ride me home)

Ghost riders, ghost riders

I hear you call my name

(ghost riders)

Ghost riders, ghost riders

Nothing stays the same

A lantern on the hill

A dog barked once and fled

Your mama’s kitchen window

Shone like burning bread

I passed the broken fence

Where we carved our small town vows

The world kept taking pieces

But it can’t take me now

Headlights cut the dark

But they never found the road

A whistle in the cane

And the chill ran to my bones

Ghost riders, ghost riders

Ride me home tonight

Ghost riders, ghost riders

Bareback through the pines

(ride me home)

Ghost riders, ghost riders

I hear you call my name

(ghost riders)

Ghost riders, ghost riders

Nothing stays the same

If I reach that river

Let the water know my song

Tell the ones who vanished

I was not alone

Ghost riders, ghost riders

Ride me home tonight

Ghost riders, ghost riders

Bareback through the pines

(ride me home)

Ghost riders, ghost riders

I hear you call my name

(ghost riders)

Ghost riders, ghost riders

Nothing stays the same