I ride beneath a crooked light Across the jagged thorn It hangs above the western ridge Then dies before the morn No town has kept my name for long No woman kept it warm I follow where that cold star leads And lose it with the dawn Chorus Ride on Ride on Before the day comes down There’s one pale fire that knows my road But it won’t stay around Ride on Ride on Through dust and devil wind The star that dies at break of day Still calls me west again I crossed a fearsome river I slept beside the bones I heard the wire sing in the heat Like ghosts without a home The law was three hard miles behind The grave was one ahead That star kept burning over me Like something never said Chorus Ride on Ride on Before the day comes down There’s one pale fire that knows my road But it won’t stay around Ride on Ride on Through dust and devil wind The star that dies at break of day Still calls me west again Maybe it’s a promise made Maybe it’s a lie Maybe every wanted man Needs something in the sky I only know which way to go When all the world is black By morning there’s no sign of it And still I don’t turn back Final Chorus Ride on Ride on Before the daylight burns A man can chase a dying star And never once return Ride on Ride on Till horse and shadow blend The star that dies at break of day Will lead me to the end
