If Prayin' Were Horses

Don't cry for what might have been There ain't enough tears To empty the ocean of my sorrow We're strangers a'wanderin' The prairie of years Born to be waitin' for tomorrow And freedom ain't comin' soon enough for me And sure 'nough ain't comin' for free If prayin' were horses all of us would ride And ever I'd be by your side Don't cry for what might have been There ain't enough time Just hold me and memorize my story This country we're travelin' Is all uphill climb It's windy and empty and so lonely If prayin' were horses, all of us would ride And ever I'd be by your side Move along now like a river Don't you ever look back Feel our people like a river Runnin' fast, deep and black Don't cry for what might have been There ain't enough tears To empty the ocean of my sorrow We're strangers a'wanderin' The prairie of years Born to be waitin' for tomorrow And freedom ain't comin' soon enough for me And sure 'nough ain't comin' for free If prayin' were horses all of us would ride And ever I'd be by your side And ever I'd be by your side