Michael Martin Murphey - Running Shadow lyrics

Wise men spoke the vision Of the spirit horses way Like a savior he has a mission From the ashes of the plains All the souls of mighty warriors Are carried in his veins All the hopes of ancient nations Are flowing through his mane And the spirit voices say Never chase a running shadow Underneath the midnight sky Never chase a running shadow You will ride till you die From the badlands of Dakota One lone rider came To catch the restless spirit They said could not be tamed And he laughed at all the legends He called their stories lies He called it superstition Foolish dreams of fading tries And the spirit voices cry Never chase a running shadow Underneath the midnight sky Never chase a running shadow You will ride till you die Over hills and through dark canyons He chased the steel dust grey But he could not catch the stallion He could not break his pace He pursued the racing phantom To the canyons edge But running shadow jumped the chasm Left the outlaw on the ledge And the spirit voices say Never chase a running shadow Underneath the midnight sky Never chase a running shadow You will ride till you die Never chase a running shadow You will ride till you die