God Gave Me Horses

He said, "I've been locked up for 14 months on misdemeanor charges

I got clean in county jail, but the lonely is the hardest

As long as I'm on good behavior, they let me work these stables

I never prayed a day in my life, but now I'm finally able"

Sometimes you don't know what you need until you get it

And I didn't know what to ask for, so I didn't

I'd just brush 'em and I'd feed 'em

And the holes in my arms started healing

Oh, it's like they knew what I was feeling

The state gave me 18 months

But God gave me horses

He said, "It's funny how here I thought I was taking care of them

They know my voice, come when I call, yeah, these are my best friends

Hadn't seen my father in seven years, too ashamed of what I was

When he visits me on Sundays now, he's proud to call me 'son'"

Sometimes you don't know what you need until you get it

And I didn't know what to ask for, so I didn't

I'd just brush 'em and I'd feed 'em

And the holes in my arms started healing

Oh, it's like they knew what I was feeling

The state gave me 18 months

But God gave me horses

I've driven by a million times, but I stopped today

Leaned against that fence to clear my head

When a stranger in his prison blues handed me the reins

And somehow, I felt freer when I left

Sometimes you don't know what you need until you get it

And I didn't know what to ask for, so I didn't

I'd just brush 'em and I'd feed 'em

And the holes in my arms started healing

Oh, it's like they knew what I was feeling

The state gave me 18 months

The state gave me 18 months

But God gave me horses

God gave me horses