Quiet rider, boots dug in the flank With reins you guide her, sky so wide and blank Ever watchful, but you don't see anything Just feel the breath flow and the air around you sing Quiet rider, your feet don't touch the ground You broke the wild ones, felt their heartbeats pound Horizon's endless, jackrabbits in the sage Prairie grasses blow like whispering sisters through the ages I saw your sunset-you sent it over the line As you receded, did you shield your eyes at mine? I could sing this song through forever If it keeps you close at hand I'm a slow learner, it's like I Just can't understand Oh, ghost rider, walk me to the end of this season Dark survivor, oh you know this pain had no reason You rode as the dust rose, dense clouds around you formed Rode ever northward into the oncoming storm Quiet rider, you've already come and gone The ground still holds though The echo of your hoofbeats