Cowgirl's

(kieran kane/emmylou harris)

I see the light
I see the light at the end of the tunnel
I see the light and it's burnin' bright
I see the light it's the light at the end that i run to
And the light, darlin' is you

In the lonely heart of darkness
I have stumbled and i have strayed
Always searchin' but never finding
A ray of sunlight to guide my way

I see the light
I see the light at the end of the tunnel
I see the light and it's burnin' bright
I see the light it's the light at the end that i run to
And the light, darlin' is you

I have travelled down this highway
Of hope abandoned and broken dreams
An unbeliever my faith was shaken
By all the sorrow i had seen

I see the light
I see the light at the end of the tunnel
I see the light and it's burnin' bright
I see the light it's the light at the end that i run to
And the light, darlin' is you
And the light, darlin' is you

(lainie marsh)

I hear the clock a tickin'
See the sweat upon my brow
I know my destination
Nothing's gonna stop me now
I'm running on desire
Baby i've got nerves of steel
Coming down to the wire
Lord above me guide the wheel

Keep me in your prayers tonight
I'll be weary upon that road
I know the finish line's in sight
But i still have a ways to go

There's a junkyard dog a barkin'
In the valley down below
He's wanting me to stop and
Gather up a heavy load
Ain't gonna heed his call
Ain't givin' him the time of day
You mangy mutt once and for all
I said i threw that stuff away

I won't have a bit of trouble
Heading down the straight and true
I'll fly solo on the double
Into the yonder blue

I might need some intervention
Out upon the icy turn
In a foggy situation
Squealin' on a hairpin curve

I'm running on desire
Baby i've got nerves of steel
Coming down to the wire
Lord above me guide the wheel

Keep me in your prayers tonight
I'll be weary upon that road
I know the finish line's in sight
But i still have a ways to go
Keep me in your prayers tonight
I'll be weary upon that road
I know the finish line's in sight
But i still have a ways to go
Got a ways to go, got a ways to go

(emmylou harris)

There's a valley of sorrow in my soul
Where every night i hear the thunder roll
Like the sound of a distant gun
Over all the damage i have done
And the shadows filling up this land
Are the ones i built with my own hand
There is no comfort from the cold
Of this valley of sorrow in my soul

There's a river of darkness in my blood
And through every vein i feel the flood
I can find no bridge for me to cross
No way to bring back what is lost
Into the night it soon will sweep
Down where all my grievances i keep
But it won't wash away the years
Or one single hard and bitter tear

And the rock of ages i have known
Is a weariness down in the bone
I use to ride it like a rolling stone
Now just carry it alone

There's a highway risin' from my dreams
Deep in the heart i know it gleams
For i have seen it stretching wide
Clear across to the other side
Beyond the river and the flood
And the valley where for so long i've stood
With the rock of ages in my bones
Someday i know it will lead me home

(roger ferris)

You call me from a phone booth with tears in your voice
Tell me you've been out all night runnin' with the boys
You say you're cold and tired and lonely
And you got no place to go
There wasn't any phonebook
Mine's the only number that you know

Well call yourself a taxi and i'll pay 'im at the door
If you don't mind sleepin' on the sofa or on the floor
And i spend an hour hatin' you
'til the cab pulls in
My heart has found another way
To be loving you again

And every time is the last time
And every time is the first
Everytime is the last time with you
Oh it never gets no better
And it couldn't get no wore

Then i hear the footsteps the driver's at the door
He says i look familiar has he made this run before
And i tell him i don't think so
What's it matter anyway
Just tell me what the meter reads
And i'll go and get your pay

Well now it's down to you and me though it don't seem right
We both know where we'll be and what we'll do tonight
And after an hour or two
When the night comes to an end
My heart has found another way
To be lovin' you again

And every time is the last time
And every time is the first
Everytime is the last time with you
Oh it never gets no better
And it couldn't get no worse

I know that there should be more to say i'll just reed your mind
Let's save what's left unsaid for another time
'cause i know there'll be another time
So until then
My heart has found another way
To be lovin' you again
My heart has found another way
To be lovin' you again
Oh, my heart has found another way
To be lovin' you again

(leonard cohen)

Say a prayer for the cowgirl her horse ran away
She'll walk 'til she finds him her darlin' her stray
But the river's in flood and the roads are awash
And the bridges break up in the panic of loss

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

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

And although he goes grazin' a minute away
She tracks him all night she tracks him all day
And she's blind 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 suddenly
And the sun is warm and the soft winds ride
On a willow tree by the riverside

An the world is sweet and world is wide
And he's there where the light 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 really tame
He longs to be lost she longs for the same
And he'll bolt and he'll plunge thru the first open pass
To roll and to feed in the sweet mountain grass

Or he'll make a break for the high plateau
Where there's nothing above and noting below
It's time for their burden the whip and the spur
Will she ride with him or will he ride with her

So she binds herself to her galloping steed
And he binds himself to the woman in need
And there is no space just left and right
And there is no time but there is day and night

Then she learns on his neck and whispers low
Whither thou goest i will go
And they turn as one the head for the plain
No need for the whip oh no need for the rain

Now the clasp 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 love's like smoke beyond all repair

So my darlin' my darlin' just let go by
That old silhouette on the great western sky
And i'll pick out a tune and they'll move right along
And they're gone like smoke and they're gone like this song

Say a prayer for the cowgirl

(david olney)

Man you should have seen me way back then
I could tell a tale, i could make a spin
I could tell you black was white i could tell you day was night
Not only that i could tell you why
Back then i could really tel a lie

Well i'd hire a kid to say he was lame
Then i'd touch him and make him walk again
Then i'd pull some magic trick i'd pretend to heal the sick
I was takin' everything they had to give
It wasn't all that bad a way to live

Well i'm in this desert town and it's hot as hell
But no one's buyin' what i got to sell
I make my lame kid walk i make a dumb guy talk
I'm preachin' up a storm both night and day
But everyone just turns and walks away

Well i can see that i'm only wasting time
So i head across the road to drink some wine
This old man comes up to me he says i seen you on the street
You're pretty good if i do say myself
But the guy that come thru here last month he was somethin' else

Instead of callin' out for fire from above
He just gets real quiet and talks about love
And i'll tell you somethin' funny he didn't want nobody's money
Now i'm not exactly sure what this all means
But it's the damndest thing i swear i've ever seen

Well since that time every town is the same
I can't make a dime, i don't know why i came
I decide i'll go and find him and find out who's behind him
He has everyone convinced that he's for real
Well i figure we can work us out a deal

So he offers me a job and i say fine
He says i'll get paid off on down the line
Well i guess i'll string along don't see how too much can go wrong
As long as he pays my way i guess i'll follow
We're headed for jerusalem tomorrow