Horse lyrics

I had a horse Eighteen years old I had a horse His name was steel roll That horse was a mean horse Hoof strong Eyes of red flame His soul was black as coal I rode into war with him Through hell and back again Through death and glory Saddle up We got lost in the desert No way to get home Steel roll was dyin' I was starvin' (you gotta eat) Steel roll, he looked at me, "You know what you gotta do." I killed my only friend that night So I could make it out alive I had a horse He tasted like a broken man Saddle up