Red Horse - Coshieville lyrics

The west winds blow to Coshieville And with the winds came we And where the river leaves the wood And blackthorns flower in May There stood a single rowan tree So young and slender, then were you I loved you both as there you grew The day I took the road that leads by Rannoch to the sea I carved our names at Coshieville The rowan tree stood still But the darkening West was in your eyes Despite your kisses and my lies My thoughts had crossed the hill I broke your heart as the minutes pa**ed I smiled and said that nothing lasts But many's the backward glance I cast As I went North to the drill The big wheels rumble up and down The lorries know the way I raised my hand, I hitched a ride I crossed the bridge to Rannochside Where the diesel motors play I set myself to a cliff of stone My ear to the boring-hammers drone And the ache inside I bore alone Cause you were far away But the money oved from Ericht's loch and the Great Glen beckoned on At Moriston the hills grew pale And we fought and drank through Kintail Till our money soon was gone Then I cursed Loch Awe side's autumn rain The winter whisky in Dunblane Till the west wind rose in the spring again And my heart leapt to its song I came at night to Coshieville In a dozen hills of flame You had another hand to hold Beneath the names I carved of old There was another name You looked me through, never made a sign I drank the cup of bitter wine For well we knew the fault was mine And I went the way I came