Paul Williams - Roan Pony lyrics

When my world becomes too much for me And I've had my fill of its schemes I reach back into its history And I recall my childhood dreams With my love for how things used to be And a once imagined friend I will find a time that's right for me Try to find a better end by dreaming I'll ride away on my roan pony Shoshone Indian guide by my side We'll chart the course of a new river Give her a name then we're gone We've got to move on Down from the hills Across the plains to a golden shore Down, down from the hills To stand where no man has stood before Then my world comes screaming back to me And it's more than I can take I escape before it gets to me I must bend before I break So I run from what I've come to be To a time before my own 'Til my friend is standing next to me And I know I'm not alone, I'm dreaming I'll ride away on my roan pony Shoshone Indian guide by my side We'll chart the course of a new river Give her a name then we're gone We've got to move on Down from the hills Across the plains to a golden shore Down, down from the hills To stand where no man has stood before I'll ride away on my roan pony Shoshone Indian guide by my side We'll chart the course of a new river Give her a name then we're gone We've got to move on