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We will fly, way up high
Where the cold wind blows
Or in the sun laughing having fun
With the people that she knows
And if the situation should keep us separated
You know the world won't fall apart
And you will free the beautiful bird
That's caught inside your heart
Can't you hear her?
Oh, she cries so loud
Casts her wild note over water and cloud
That's the way it's gonna be, little darlin'
We'll be riding on the horses, yeah
Way up in the sky, little darlin'
And if you fall I'll pick you up, pick you up
You will grow and until you go
I'll be right there by your side
And even then whisper the wind
And she will carry up your ride
I hear all the people of the world
In one bird's lonely cry
See them trying every way they know how
To make their spirit fly
Can't you see him?
He's down on the ground
He has a broken wing looking all around
That's the way it's gonna be, little darlin'
You go riding on the horses, yeah
Way up in the sky, little darlin'
And if you fall I'll pick you up, pick you up
That's the way it's gonna be, little darlin'
You go riding on the horses, yeah
Way up in the sky, little darlin'
And if you fall I'll pick you up, pick you up
That's the way it's gonna be, little darlin'
You go riding on the horses, yeah
Way up in the sky, little darlin'
And if you fall I'll pick you up, pick you up
That's the way it's gonna be, little darlin'
You go riding on the horses, yeah
Way up in the sky, little darlin'
And if you fall I'll pick you up, pick you up
That's the way it's gonna be, little darlin'
You go riding on the horses, yeah
Way up in the sky, little darlin'
And if you fall I'll pick you up, pick you up
Where the cold wind blows
Or in the sun laughing having fun
With the people that she knows
And if the situation should keep us separated
You know the world won't fall apart
And you will free the beautiful bird
That's caught inside your heart
Can't you hear her?
Oh, she cries so loud
Casts her wild note over water and cloud
That's the way it's gonna be, little darlin'
We'll be riding on the horses, yeah
Way up in the sky, little darlin'
And if you fall I'll pick you up, pick you up
You will grow and until you go
I'll be right there by your side
And even then whisper the wind
And she will carry up your ride
I hear all the people of the world
In one bird's lonely cry
See them trying every way they know how
To make their spirit fly
Can't you see him?
He's down on the ground
He has a broken wing looking all around
That's the way it's gonna be, little darlin'
You go riding on the horses, yeah
Way up in the sky, little darlin'
And if you fall I'll pick you up, pick you up
That's the way it's gonna be, little darlin'
You go riding on the horses, yeah
Way up in the sky, little darlin'
And if you fall I'll pick you up, pick you up
That's the way it's gonna be, little darlin'
You go riding on the horses, yeah
Way up in the sky, little darlin'
And if you fall I'll pick you up, pick you up
That's the way it's gonna be, little darlin'
You go riding on the horses, yeah
Way up in the sky, little darlin'
And if you fall I'll pick you up, pick you up
That's the way it's gonna be, little darlin'
You go riding on the horses, yeah
Way up in the sky, little darlin'
And if you fall I'll pick you up, pick you up
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Written for daughter Charlotte when she was just born, The Horses is a promise. joy, struggle. A more complex song presenting a problem that it cannot solve.. except to. say ... if you lose me. there will be a 'beautiful bird caught inside your heart". And further more.... Can't you hear her? She cries so loud! Casts her wild note over water and cloud..."
does homage to great literary writers and poets. The Horses is Reminding us that the only solution to being a parent is.. to be present. It is a job that you never. loose. A lonely job, with sudden lines of despair 'i hear all the people in the world ... (indeed! "in one little birds lonely sigh.." the tiniest thing, God says, is just as important to me as the greatest,
And who knows, maybe things won't go just as you hope... maybe we will not be together... 'but even then whisper the wind and (the wind) will carry up your ride". Mom just assigned motherhood to the elements of the earth. The wind itself will be your mother, your horse, your friend. You can find me anywhere, she says. Just never stop reaching. 'if the situation keeps us separated'. .... 'the world won't fall apart". A nice lyric to make a child strong, 'you will survive.' Not only that, great unexpected magic will find you. a touring rocker road dog ... or some other reason mother and child are not together? you will free the beautiful bird caught inside your heart." the bird that is caught inside your heart will finally fly.... this is an ongoing theme with this writer, 'this tear will finally fall". from Deep Space.. the longing will be fullfilled. the highest beauty will be found even if it's only a moment in the wind, long ago from here, as she knew back then what was to come. And still, forever, she reaches to pick you up. hey, tell her you can get up by yourself now. Though it may have been a dubious lesson, learning the true meaning of picking someone up...