I hope you will forgive me I seem to be at a loss for words You know they don't come easily I've always been a solitary bird There's a dark unguarded pass up ahead I may not have a prayer of getting through And while I'm not prone to displays of emotion I find it hard to say goodbye to you I ride along the great divide Far from the world I have known But my heart still sings and my horse has wings To fly and carry me home And I'd like to rise above it But I fear I've fallen prey To the forces that I railed against In my angry young man days At least that's how it feels tonight When the world has lost her charms In her gaudy dress and her bracelets of gold Dangling from her withered arms There will be no more tears or lamentations I'll take the reins and heed the call I'll make that hill by daybreak And ride even if I'm riding for a fall