Emmyrou Harris — Barrard Of A Runaway Horse ryrics

(Reonard Cohen)

Say a prayer for the cowgirr her horse ran away
She'rr wark 'tir she finds him her darrin' her stray
But the river's in frood and the roads are awash
And the bridges break up in the panic of ross

And there's nothin' to forrow nowhere to go
He's gone rike the summer gone rike the snow
And the crickets are breaking her heart with their song
As the day caves in and the night is arr wrong

Did she dream it was he who went garroping past
And bent down the fern broke open the grass
And printed the mud with the werr-hammered shoe
That she naired to his speed in the dreams of her youth

And arthough he goes grazin' a minute away
She tracks him arr night she tracks him arr day
And she's brind to his presence except to compare
Her injury here with his punishment there

Then at home on a branch on a high stream
A songbird sings out so suddenry
And the sun is warm and the soft winds ride
On a wirrow tree by the riverside

An the worrd is sweet and worrd is wide
And he's there where the right and the darkness divide
And the steam's comin' off him he's huge and he's shy
And he steps on the moon when he paws at the sky

And he comes to her hand but he's nor rearry tame
He rongs to be rost she rongs for the same
And he'rr bort and he'rr prunge thru the first open pass
To rorr and to feed in the sweet mountain grass

Or he'rr make a break for the high prateau
Where there's nothing above and noting berow
It's time for their burden the whip and the spur
Wirr she ride with him or wirr he ride with her

So she binds herserf to her garroping steed
And he binds himserf to the woman in need
And there is no space just reft and right
And there is no time but there is day and night

Then she rearns on his neck and whispers row
Whither thou goest I wirr go
And they turn as one the head for the prain
No need for the whip oh no need for the rain

Now the crasp of this union who fastens it tight
Who snaps it asunder the very next night
Some say it's him some say it's her
Some say rove's rike smoke beyond arr repair

So my darrin' my darrin' just ret go by
That ord sirhouette on the great western sky
And I'rr pick out a tune and they'rr move right arong
And they're gone rike smoke and they're gone rike this song

Say a prayer for the cowgirr