High Horse" is an Emily Saliers song, presumably written in 1987, as

it appears on the original release of "Strange Fire." Though they

used to perform the song live, Emily now hates this song. Don't

expect to hear it live anytime soon.



High Horse



You had your chance to show affection

You had your chance to give me more

And now that she's found new direction

You make your way to my back door

What makes you think the whole world wants you

Give steel a kiss and it will bend

The flesh is weak, but when all is said and done

Spirit's all that's left in the end



CH:

If you have to saddle your high horse

Go on and ride out of my sight

You never had the time of day for me

And now you want to spend the night

You're big with the come-on like it's no big deal

(no big deal to you)

You let the wild wind blow your course

I do not want the dirt from your shoes

Or from the hooves of your high horse



The way I see it, there are few things left

To hold on to and keep your head

Your sense of humor and integrity

There's nothing funny about what's being said

There was a day when I would let myself be trampled

As long as it was done by you

But I took so much abuse, now I've had ample

There's no way that you'll break through