I'm a big race horse
I can run so fast
I don't even think about bein' last
When I make my move
I don't feel no pain
I got running blood rushin' through my veins
So don't hold on
Don't hold back
If you gonna run
On the winnin' track
'Cause tryin' hard is not enough
You've got to have the runnin' blood
(yeah)
I wanna feel the wind blowin' through my mane
I can't be held back and I can't be tamed
I'm a wild horse runnin' across the plains
I got runnin' blood so cut loose my reins
So don't hold on
Don't hold back
If you gonna run
On the winnin' track
'Cause tryin' hard is not enough
You've got to have the runnin' blood
I'm gonna have a winning season
You're really gonna see me shine
God gave me strong legs for a reason
To be the first to cross the line
At the starting gate
Hear that pistol crack
Feel the muscles rippling across my back
When I make my move I'll give it all my strength
When that runnin' blood beats 'em by a length
So don't hold on
Don't hold back
If you gonna run
On the winnin' track
'Cause tryin' hard is not enough
You've got to have the runnin' blood
Don't hold on
Don't hold back
If you gonna run
On the winnin' track
'Cause tryin' hard is not enough
You've got to have the runnin' blood
(hah)
I can run so fast
I don't even think about bein' last
When I make my move
I don't feel no pain
I got running blood rushin' through my veins
So don't hold on
Don't hold back
If you gonna run
On the winnin' track
'Cause tryin' hard is not enough
You've got to have the runnin' blood
(yeah)
I wanna feel the wind blowin' through my mane
I can't be held back and I can't be tamed
I'm a wild horse runnin' across the plains
I got runnin' blood so cut loose my reins
So don't hold on
Don't hold back
If you gonna run
On the winnin' track
'Cause tryin' hard is not enough
You've got to have the runnin' blood
I'm gonna have a winning season
You're really gonna see me shine
God gave me strong legs for a reason
To be the first to cross the line
At the starting gate
Hear that pistol crack
Feel the muscles rippling across my back
When I make my move I'll give it all my strength
When that runnin' blood beats 'em by a length
So don't hold on
Don't hold back
If you gonna run
On the winnin' track
'Cause tryin' hard is not enough
You've got to have the runnin' blood
Don't hold on
Don't hold back
If you gonna run
On the winnin' track
'Cause tryin' hard is not enough
You've got to have the runnin' blood
(hah)
more tracks from the album
From the albums
- River of Time (1988)
- The Horse Legends (1997)
Michael Martin Murphey popular songs
- Maybe This Time
- Wildfire
- Red River Valley
- What’s Forever For
- Radio Land
- Face to Face with the Night
- The Pony Man
- Pilgrims on the Way (Matthew’s Song)
- O Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
- Disenchanted
- Got to Pay the Fiddler
- Woodsmoke in the Wind
- Wild Ripplin’ Waters
- Pearls in the Snow
- The Running Blood
- Family Tree
- Two Step Is Easy
- Cool Water
- Rings of Life
- Two-Step ’Round The Christmas Tree
- River of Time
- I’m Gonna Miss You, Girl
- The Old Chisholm Trail
- Love Affairs