Chestnut Mare Lyrics

Well I was out on this stony ridge
Chasing this chestnut mare
I′d been after her for weeks now
Finally I caught a glimpse of her over in a clearing
She was taking her meal
Real fine lady

I'm going to catch that horse if I can
And when I do I′ll give her my brand

I got up real close to her
Sneaking like a snake in the grass
Pulled out my rope and I flung it in the air
I threw it up there
And I caught her
And I took a choice and I jumped up on her
And damned if I didn't land right on top of her

And she takes off
Up on the ridge higher than I've ever been before
And she′s rolling along fine
Till something spooks her
And it′s a sidewinder all coiled and ready to strike
And she doesn't know what to do for a second
But she thinks about it
And she finally jumps off the edge
Me holding on

Above the hills
Higher than eagles were gliding
Suspended in the sky

Over the moon
Straight for the sun we were riding
My eyes were filled with light
Behind us black walls
Below us a bottomless canyon
Floating with no sound

Gulls far below
Seemed to be suddenly rising
Exploding all around

I′m going to catch that horse if I can
And when I do I'll give her my brand
And we′ll be friends for life
She'll be just like a wife
I′m going to catch that horse if I can

And we were falling down this crevice
Oh about a mile down I'd say

And I look down and I see this red thing below us
It's a reflection in a little pool of water
About six feet wide and one foot deep
We′re coming down at this thing

Thirty-two feet per second per second
Right through the clouds and the gulls and everything
Finally we hit and splashed that pool dry
And that′s when I lost my hold
She got away
But I know I'm gonna get her again someday
Yeah

I′m going to catch that horse if I can
And when I do I'll give her my brand
And we′ll be friends for life
She'll be just like a wife

I′m going to catch that horse
I'm going to catch that horse
I'm going to catch that horse if I can
I′m going to catch that horse if I can