Story Behind The Song

Recorded live at The Great American Music Hall in 1992 Three Zero concerts with special guest performers Nicky Hopkins (Rolling Stones), Vince Welnick (Grateful Dead), John Kahn (Jerry Garcia Band).

Song Description

A unique powerful balld...lyrics by Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter

Lyrics

horses in the fire
hoofbeats in the flame
horses of desire
blood and bone and brain

horses of opinioin
horses of the glare
gleding and the stallion
yearling and the mare

horses in the flood
raging to the sky
fire and bone and blood baby, don't you cry

horses on the highway
swift and thoroughbred
dominate the right-of-way
clouds roll low and red
horses in the cloud
Horses of the sun
electrical and loud
smoking like a gun

horses of the morning
blazing in the light
visions of the left wing
bold against the night

horses in the quick sand
sink without a sound seeking for the promised land
instead of higher ground

take these spurs of silver
ride the bare-back mare
ride up jacob's ladder
higher if you dare

horses on the highway
swift and thoroughbred
dominate the right-of-way
clouds roll low and red

horses in the cloud
horses of the sun
electrical and loud
smoking like a gun

you got the horses in line
you got the spark and you got the shine
you got the power to misunderstand
you got the horses in line
you got the spark and you got to shine
brush away truth with the back of your hand

shoulda been a pearl gray
evening summer sky
where eagles carry you away
wherever eagles fly

horses in the lightning
dappled white and brown
horses of the right wing
horses of the crown

horses on the edges
of the vision going blind
horses on the ledges
of the canyons of my mind

horses on the highway
swift and thoroughbred
dominate the right-of-way
clouds roll low and red

horses in the cloud
horses in the cloud
horses of the sun
electrical and loud
smoking like a gun