Dust on his boots Leather hat pulled low Sunburned eyes squint tight At a world he doesn’t know Faithful horse beneath him Hooves on broken stone He tips his brim and wonders “Where’s the land I used to know?” Ridin’ through tomorrow With yesterday on my mind These towers scrape the heavens But they don’t feel like mine Give me fenceless distance Where the night sky’s all I see I’ll be ridin’ back to yesterday Where the wind still rides with me (ohhh) Carriages with no horses Roarin’ down the way Windows glow like sunrise In the middle of the day Faces lit by tiny suns Cradled in their hands He whispers “What in thunder Has become of all this land?” Ridin’ through tomorrow With yesterday on my mind These towers scrape the heavens But they don’t feel like mine Give me fenceless distance Where the night sky’s all I see I’ll be ridin’ back to yesterday Where the wind still rides with me (mmm) He hears a ghost of cattle call In every siren’s cry Smells the sage in painted dust Behind this paved-up sky “Time’s a trail I never chose But it sure chose me” Then he turns that horse around Chasin’ back to sanity Ridin’ from tomorrow With yesterday up ahead Leave the shine and shadows Take the stars and coals instead Give me fenceless distance Where the land runs wild and free I’ll be ridin’ back to yesterday Where the wind still rides with me Back to open country Endless amber sea His horse, his six-gun and a saddle bag Is all he'll ever need He disappears at sundown Where the world still lets him be
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