Lyrics
[verse]
I've been living in a city made of glass
Watching all the quiet hours pass
I want a porch beneath a country sky
Want a horse to ride and wind gone by
Take me where the fences run for miles
Where the evening comes in slower styles
[chorus]
Rider, take me away
Past the rooftops, past the gray
Give me stars instead of city light
Give me open fields and a longer night
Rider, carry me home
To a wide and quiet unknown
Where my heart can finally roam
[verse]
I don't need the diamonds or the chrome
I just need a saddle and a road back home
Let the mandolin play soft and slow
Let the river tell me where to go
I've been dreaming of a simpler day
Rider, won't you carry me away
[chorus]
Rider, take me away
Past the rooftops, past the gray
Give me stars instead of city light
Give me open fields and a longer night
Rider, carry me home
To a wide and quiet unknown
Where my heart can finally roam
[bridge]
Saddle up before the morning comes
Let the silence be our only drums
I'll follow wherever this trail may bend
As long as your hand is holding mine at the end
[chorus]
Rider, take me away
Past the rooftops, past the gray
Give me stars instead of city light
Give me open fields and a longer night
Rider, carry me home
To a wide and quiet unknown
Where my heart can finally roam