You used to carry the flag   You were the soldier   You used to head the point   You were the older   You used to fight for peace   War was no stranger   You used to walk the line   Right into danger      The wind cries   Dead in the saddle      You used to hold me up   When we were younger   You had the coldest eyes   They put me under   You weren't the only one   Who felt like crying   You weren't the only one   Who felt like dying      The wind cries   Dead in the saddle      You used to stare the night   For distant thunder   You used to have a look   That made me wonder   You held the hand of death   When you rode into battle   As you rode like the wind   You could hear deaths rattle      The wind cries   Dead in the saddle