Time Spent In the Saddle

I miss the smell of leather

In any kind of weather

Looking out across a vast and empty land

Swinging up to ride

Covering ground on a mountain side

There is no better use of my time

But, I'm stuck here in this city

Looking 'round it ain't pretty

I can see the hell that cropped up out of greed

And all the hate and misunderstanding

Wish I was back home where they

Put down their phone to help someone in need

Time is like a weapon in a battle

Some spend their time gettin' wasted

Others waste their time just a spendin'

On things that are way overrated

We're all fighting in a war on a river called Life

You can't slow the flow of time with a paddle

But, no hour of life is wasted

That is time spent in the saddle

I've been racing to get ahead

Spinning my wheels instead

I've gotta change my direction, it's now or bust

I ain't getting any younger

Gotta feed this hunger

So I'm leaving this asphalt in the dust

We're all fighting in a war on a river called Life

You can't slow the flow of time with a paddle

But, no hour of life is wasted

That is time spent in the saddle

I don't hide my scars, what's done is done

That was another life, a new life has begun

And I love the smell of leather

Moving out together

With the best horse I have ever had

We are of the same mind

Covering ground on a mountain side

There is no better use of our time

Time is like a weapon in a battle

Some spend their time gettin' wasted

Others waste their time just a spendin'

On things that are way overrated

We're all fighting in a war on a river called Life

You can't slow the flow of time with a paddle

But, no hour of life is wasted

That is time spent in the saddle