White Horse Blues
This bitter song relates the helplessness of a man who has lost his lover to the White Horse, heroin. He still loves her, and you can sense the feeling of total loss in the last verse as she gives her life to her habit.
You've got yourself a white horse babe, you don't want me no more
You've got yourself a white horse babe, you don't want me no more
And when you stop your riding, you want to ride him some more
When I saw you looking I said "Leave that white horse alone"
When I saw you looking I said "Won't you leave that white horse alone"
But you didn't listen to me darling, you brought that white horse home
Your white horse is so hungry you have to feed him night and day
Your white horse is so hungry you've got to feed him night and day
The way things are going - the craving won't go away
Sometimes you look so happy when you're riding on your white horse
Sometimes you look so happy when your riding on your white horse
Sometimes you're looking so sad, I don't think it can get any worse
You're riding into the sunset with your hair blowing in the breeze
You're riding into the sunset with your hair blowing in the breeze
You look so lovely, I'm crying, as the sun goes down over the trees