The perfect buddy

Rio's a chestnut horse

Big brown eyes, soft nose

Clumsy in the barn aisle

Still he somehow knows

He'll bump a fence post

Then nuzzle my hand

Like he meant every stumble

Like a perfect old friend

He loves to go fast

Grass flying at his feet

He follows me close

When the whole world gets too steep

One look at that face

And my worries let go

Rio, Rio

Sweet and speedy Rio

Rio, Rio

You pull me back to me

You go so fast

Then you come in slow

Rio, Rio

That's my buddy, Rio

He jumps that creek line

Like a spark in the rain

Then skids in the dirt

With a grin I can't explain

He gets clumsy and sweet

All at once in the yard

And my nervous old heart

Finds its rhythm in the dark

He loves to go fast

Grass flying at his feet

He follows me close

When the whole world gets too steep

One look at that face

And my worries let go

Rio, Rio

Sweet and speedy Rio

Rio, Rio

You pull me back to me

You go so fast

Then you come in slow

Rio, Rio

That's my buddy, Rio

When I'm bent out of shape

He just leans in near

Big warm breathing

Like a promise I can hear

Calm in my chest

Nervous in the breeze

Rio keeps on teaching

How to be at ease

Rio, Rio

Sweet and speedy Rio

Rio, Rio

You pull me back to me

You go so fast

Then you come in slow

Rio, Rio

That's my buddy, Rio