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Why Do the Horses Run? It was a September morning When my baby woke me up She said, Daddy we've got things to do The sun is coming up So I took her hand and we walked the field Of my grandaddy's farm Where the grass was long and the air was cool And mist hid  the barn And the horses ran through the field Their manes and their tales flew In a wave of joy they ran like the wind As I remembered the days of my youth And  she said Why do the horses run, Dad? Why do the horses run? Have they got someplace to go? Is there something that needs done? Daddy, why do they run? It was 25 years ago My pappy bought the farm I was just a boy of 10 And the world reached so far On endless aftternoons I'd play And run around the barn Where an old oak tree stood firm and tall I'd swing from a rope But time wore me down With work and things to do In a wave of neglect I started my life And forgot the days of my youth And she said Why do the horses run, Dad? Why do the horses run? Have they got someplace to go? Is there something that needs done? Daddy, why do they run? As we pondered there she looked at me She looked right through my soul And I could see she knew about The answer still untold With a timid smile she turned away And laughed as she went My tired old body sprang to life Around the farm we flew My daughter ran through the field Her mane of hair flying In a wave of joy we ran like the wind As she brought me back to the truth And she said Why do the horses run, Dad? Why do the horses run? Have they got someplace to go? Is there something that needs done? Daddy, why do they run? Why do the horses run, Dad? Why do the horses run? Have they got someplace to go? Is there something that needs done? Daddy, why do they run? Chord progression F Am F Am F Am F Am G, Am G, Am Am, C F, Am G, Am G, Am F Am G7, Am F