Follow That Country

Lyrics

[Verse 1] We left at dawn from Red Mesa town, With coffee warm and cinches down. My mare kicked dust from the livery gate, The trail ran west and we didn’t wait. [Chorus] Ride on, ride on, where the wide trails bend, Past the cottonwoods and the canyon’s end. With the wind in our teeth and the sun overhead, We’ll follow that country wherever it leads. [Verse 2] A hawk kept watch from a rust-red bluff, The creek ran low, but the crossing held tough. You laughed when my hat took flight in the breeze, Then caught it clean from a wild sage tree. [Chorus] Ride on, ride on, where the wide trails bend, Past the cottonwoods and the canyon’s end. With the wind in our teeth and the sun overhead, We’ll follow that country wherever it leads. [Bridge] At night by the fire, our horses stood near, While coyotes called from the far side of the year. You said, “Come morning, there’s more to be found,” And I saddled up before the first sound. [Final Chorus] Ride on, ride on, where the wide trails bend, Past the cottonwoods and the canyon’s end. With the wind in our teeth and the sun overhead, We’ll follow that country wherever it leads. Ride on, ride on, till the ridgelines turn gold, Two hearts and a trail through the untamed old West. [Outro] The hoofbeats fade where the high mesas meet, And the long road rolls beneath us like a song.