[Verse 1] On the first stretch out the gate I was staring at the land Little birds and broken stones Shifting through the sand Met a fly with a sharp little buzz Sunbeam on my face Heat rolled hard across the ground And I took my place [Pre-Chorus] I kept riding on Past the empty brush Nothing calling me Nothing making rush [Chorus] I rode out with no name It felt good in the rain Out there, I could hear myself No one pulling my pain I rode out with no name I rode out with no name (La la la) (La la la) [Verse 2] On the second day, my skin Went red as burning clay Found a dry creek in the dirt Where a river used to play The banks told me a story Of water gone away I stood there in the silence And I had to stay [Pre-Chorus] I kept riding on Past the cracked-up ground Every hard old mile Was a softer sound [Chorus] I rode out with no name It felt good in the rain Out there, I could hear myself No one pulling my pain I rode out with no name I rode out with no name (La la la) (La la la) [Bridge] By the ninth day, I let go Let the old horse roam The desert turned like water And it carried me home Under every dry old mile Something still grows deep Even stone can hold a seed Even dust can keep [Final Chorus] I rode out with no name It felt good in the rain Out there, I could hear myself No one pulling my pain I rode out with no name I rode out with no name (La la la) (La la la)
