I sit here in the shadows of this dim old neon light Whiskey burnin' memories of wrong turns in the night I chased the bottle harder than I ever chased the dawn Left good women cryin', left my better days long gone My horse has never drunk or smoked, she'll surely go to heaven Never raised her voice in anger, never wandered off at seven She carried me through blizzards, through the dust and through the pain While I lived unkindly, breakin' every chain Lord, if there's a place for saints with four legs and a mane My horse has never drunk or smoked... she'll walk those golden lanes I've lied to those who loved me, stole what wasn't mine Fought in bars till sunrise, crossed too many lines She waited by the corral, never judged my ragged soul Just lowered her head gentle when the nights got cold My horse has never drunk or smoked, she'll surely go to heaven No sins upon her withers, no debts she can't be forgiven She ran straight and true when I veered left and right Faithful in the darkness, steady through the fight While my road leads downward, hers is pure and bright My horse has never drunk or smoked... she'll make it there alright Now the years are pilin' heavy, and the mirror shows the cost Of every bridge I burned up, every soul that I have lost I pat her neck and whisper, "Girl, you were the only good" In a life of mostly bad turns like a cowboy never should My horse has never drunk or smoked, and she'll surely go to heaven Never tasted bitterness, never asked for more than given I hope the gates swing open when her trail comes to its end And maybe just a little grace for this broken man, my friend 'Cause my horse has never drunk or smoked... She'll ride forever... in that promised land She'll go to heaven...
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