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Wild Horses (Garth Brooks song)

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'"Wild Horses"' is a song co-written by Bill Shore and David Wills, recorded by American country music artist Garth Brooks on his breakthrough album 'No Fences' in 1990. The song was not released as a single until November 2000, when it was released with a re-recorded vocal track. It peaked at #7 on the 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

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On the surface, this song is about a cowboy's struggle between the love of the rodeo life and the love of a woman. He repeatedly promises to her that he will quit riding, but repeatedly breaks these promises because "wild horses keep dragging [him] away." As the song progresses he's preparing to "make her one more promise that [he] can't keep." It can be interpreted to be about a man who is repeatedly unfaithful and is forgiven, but knows his significant other will eventually stop forgiving him ("The way I love the rodeo / I guess I should let her go / before I hurt her more than she loves me").

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Category:1990 songs

Category:2000 singles

Category:Garth Brooks songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Allen Reynolds

Category:Songs written by David Wills (singer)

Category:Capitol Records Nashville singles

Category:Songs written by Bill Shore


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