Runaway

Place the saddle on your back,
Girth up nice and tight,
Put the bit into your mouth,
Then ride into the night,

I'll never look back,
As I push a little more,
The wind takes my hair,
As my spirit starts to sore,

The tears slip from my eyes,
But dry in the breeze,
Fly over a fallen life,
And slip back in with ease,

I do not know where I am going,
But I know I won't be back,
I cannot hold another day,
Because it holds all I lack,

The stream flows rough and cold,
As I cross with dampened sweat,
I'm sobbing uncontrollably,
But I know my goal is set,

The mountain steepens every stride,
As I thunder through the trees,
I see two lights behind me,
And hope to God they see,

But I still ask for her to go,
She's here when I'm in need,
I canter on till I find a cliff,
And I falter to conceed,

But my heart clicks in,
And the end is near I know,
Another tear slips from me,
As I let my best friend go,

The two lights shine closer,
As my toes hang from the edge,
I close my eyes and hear them scream,
And I make my final pledge,

I dive into the open air,
The air rushing past,
I hear the whinnie of her,
And she knows this is the last,

I find the bottom of this pit,
And crash into the stone,
It carves up my soul,
And I know now I'm alone.