From: armour@gov.nt.ca (4,9203240,) A Horse in the Country By the Cowboy Junkies off Black-Eyed Man 1991 ************************************ The money would be pretty good if a quart of milk were still a dollar A E Or even if a quart of milk were still a quart Bm A And the hours well, I don't mind D How they creep on by like an old love of mine A Its the years that simply disappear that are doing me in Bm E A Guess I married too young, yeah nineteen was just too young Bm E A D But sometimes you meet someone and you;re guts just burn Bm A Its not that I dont love him anymore D E Its just that when I hear him coming through that front door A D My heart doesnt race like it did once before Bm E A But I got a horse out in the country D Dm A I get to see him every second Sunday Dsus4 E D A He comes when I call him Yeah he knowshis name Bm E Dm A One day I'll saddle up and the two of us will ride away D E D A The weather I could almost stand If the sun would shine a little brighter Or even if the sun would shine at all But lately it seems to me that this life has lost its mystery and these cold fall mornings seem to bite just a little bit harder All my friends have settled down Becoming mothers and fathers without a sound Except for Cathy, she bought a one way subway ticket and left us all behind Chorus This town wouldnt be so bad If a girl could trust her instincts Or even if a girl could trust a boy