Four Horsemen Of My Mind

First horse came, backseat rain on a dirt road night

Blue jean knees and a dashboard light

We swore forever in your dad's old car

Prom queen smile, then a goodbye scar

Second one crashed, cold salt wind on a holiday

Red swim shorts, lifeguard on his way

Sirens, waves, I just stood there

Ran from that ocean for twenty long years

These are the four horsemen of my mind

Riding through my head from time to time

First love, lost love, ghosts I left behind

Then two little hands pull the reins in tight

And a rumbling thunder in the late daylight

Four horsemen of my mind

Third horse steps, bare feet patter down the hallway floor

"Daddy, wake up," then they want one more

Story 'bout dragons and lucky stars

Crayon crowns on the fridge door art

They laugh loud, suddenly all of those years make sense

Every wrong turn, every broken fence

Two little hearts in my old steel frame

Call me "Dad" like it's my real name

These are the four horsemen of my mind

Riding through my head from time to time

First love, lost love, ghosts I left behind

Then two little hands pull the reins in tight

Fourth horse roared in chrome and flame

Pulled up slow, called out my name

Harley growl, sunset in his eyes

Tossed me a jacket that fit just right

Said, "Climb on, you can't outrun what you've been through

But that road out there might carry you"

Engine shook loose what the pain held tight

And I heard him laugh in the tailpipe light

Now when the waves crash in the middle of the night

I think of him riding by my side

Two girls sleeping in the room next door

Four horsemen, but I ain't running anymore