I hear the clock a tickin'
See the sweat upon my brow
I know my destination
Nothing's gonna stop me now
I'm running on desire
Baby I've got nerves of steel
Coming down to the wire
Lord above me guide the wheel
Keep me in your prayers tonight
I'll be weary upon that road
I know the finish line's in sight
But I still have a ways to go
There's a junkyard dog a barkin'
In the valley down below
He's wanting me to stop and
Gather up a heavy load
Ain't gonna heed his call
Ain't givin' him the time of day
You mangy mutt once and for all
I said I threw that stuff away
I won't have a bit of trouble
Heading down the straight and true
I'll fly solo on the double
Into the yonder blue
I might need some intervention
Out upon the icy turn
In a foggy situation
Squealin' on a hairpin curve
I'm running on desire
Baby I've got nerves of steel
Coming down to the wire
Lord above me guide the wheel
Keep me in your prayers tonight
I'll be weary upon that road
I know the finish line's in sight
But I still have a ways to go
Keep me in your prayers tonight
I'll be weary upon that road
I know the finish line's in sight
But I still have a ways to go
Got a ways to go, got a ways to go
Ballad of a Runaway Horse - Emmylou Harris (04:15)
From her 1993 CD Cowgirl's Prayer Ballad of a Runaway Horse Performed by Emmylou Harris and written
by Leonard Cohen. My video doesn't near do the song justice but, I hope you enjoy the song. Music is
Copyright 1993 Eleckra No known copyright images were used CD: Cowgirl's Prayer Label: Warner Bros
Tracks on the CD 01-A Ways To Go 02-The Light 03-High Powered Love 04-You Don't Know Me 05-Prayer In
Open D 06-Crescent City 07-Lovin' You Again 8-Jerusalem Tomorrow 09-Thanks To You 10-I Hear A ...
Thanks utuber423 for posting the video response with the original song and a very nice video too!
Autor: arkgunslinger - 4 months, 3 weeks ago
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I miss this song too! Sad it is...boy do I know how sad! I was given this song to listen to (for the first time) just after my dear old gelding passed away. I was only 12 or 13 at the time and he was my BEST friend; so devoted and protective, as some of the best geldings can be. Man, did I CRY hearing this song for the first time...cried me some RIVERS! Memorized it and still know every lyric. Don't hear it on the radio EVER, so I sing it to myself in the truck while driving sometimes.
Autor: mestena27 - 8 months, 1 week ago
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Beautiful.....
Autor: katsmeyow - 1 year, 2 months ago
4
arkgunslinger you have hit the point , I for one would have never heard of this song if not for Youtube .....now I have bought the CD.. more money for Warner MG...time for the big companies to loosen up a little ? .. and your video was great !
Autor: wokboy60 - 8 months, 2 weeks ago
5
Thanks, arkgunslinger, for referring us to utuber423's video. Too bad yours got silenced, your video looks like it went really nice with the song. F@*k WMG.
Autor: bulbheadmyass - 4 months ago
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I think you have a point. One thing is that people don't get to know songs which they could otherwise hear here. And another point is that there are such staunch people of principle like me ;))) who will not buy from companies which demand that audio should be removed. As a matter of principle. WMG demanded even that music be removed from Navka/Kostomarov olympic free dance (it was Michael Jackson medley).
Autor: Malgorzata64 - 7 months, 1 week ago
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I miss this song... I miss the Emmylou version... It's so sad it's not available any more!
Autor: DiegoElArbol - 11 months, 4 weeks ago
8
I see there are other ELH songs posted without being silenced. Why was this one muted?
Autor: cthulee - 9 months, 2 weeks ago
9
i uploaded a video response here.
My video was disabled by youtube because of the copyright on EmmyLou Harris' Ballad of a Runaway Horse.
But i disputed it, due to the fact use of this song falls under "fair use" act, and they reinstated it.