The Racehorse
Shergar's Journey: A Racehorse's Tale of Freedom and Redemption
Lyrics
Shergar pulled the milk float, one sunny afternoon
Shergar, a famous racehorse, is pulling a milk float on a sunny afternoon.
In the county of Kildare he tred
He is in the county of Kildare, treading or walking.
Evening came back slowly and the moon, dear sister, grew
Evening arrives slowly, and the moon, referred to as "dear sister," is growing.
And Shergar slept standing in his bed
Shergar sleeps standing in his bed.
He'll dream of his life when he's not in the public eye
Shergar dreams of his life when not in the public eye.
Oh, he's retired
The horse is retired from racing.
I'd be the same if I were a racehorse worth the race
The narrator expresses understanding, stating they would feel the same if they were a valuable racehorse.
Men came through the door and pulled old Jim out of his chair
Men enter and forcefully take Jim out of his chair, leading him to the Irish stable.
And made him walk down to the Irish stable
Jim is made to walk to the stable.
And the eight-figure horse who slept as soundly as a log
A highly valuable horse, an eight-figure one, is loaded into a trailer.
Was packed into the back of a rusty trailer
The horse is unbothered, sleeping soundly like a log.
He looked to the sky and to the road, no passers-by
The horse observes the sky and road, finding no passers-by, and is described as a liar.
Oh, he's a liar
The narrator reflects that they would lie too if part of the IRA (Irish Republican Army).
I'd be the same if I were a part of the IRA
Jim is left at the roadside while the valuable horse stays behind.
Jim left at the roadside, the men had set him free
Poor Shergar remains as they hear a commotion and stop to investigate.
But poor old Shergar had to stay behind
Shergar is still there, suggesting he wasn't freed.
But soon they heard a ruckus, wondered what the noise could be
There is a disturbance, and they pull over to see what's happening.
So they pulled over to see what they could find
They find that Shergar has hurt his knee.
And what did they see? Poor Shergar had hurt his knee
Expressing shame and pity for Shergar's condition.
Oh, shame, oh, pity
The narrator reiterates they would feel the same if they wouldn't see the next day.
I'd be the same if I wouldn't see the next day
Shergar, now injured, pulls the milk float in the sunny afternoon.
And so now Shergar pulls the milk float in the sunny afternoon
A man in Antrim is mentioned, questioning his knowledge of the situation.
Said a man in Antrim, but what could he know?
The tale is left unfinished, likened to a lonely, limp string on a loom.
A tale left unfinished, like a lonely, limp string on a loom
The person responsible claims they let Shergar go.
They caught the guy, he said he let him go
The narrator looks to the sky, pondering how and why we live in fire.
So I look to the sky, wonder how, wonder why
The narrator contemplates the sky, wondering about life's mysteries.
We live in fire
A statement emphasizing living in fire, suggesting challenges or turmoil.
I'd be the same if I were a racehorse worth the race
The narrator expresses that they would feel the same if they were a valuable racehorse.
Oh, now, I look to the sky, wonder how, I wonder why
The narrator continues to look to the sky, questioning existence in fire.
We live in fire
Reiteration of living in fire, contemplating the mysteries of life.
I'd be the same
The narrator repeats that they would feel the same if they were a valuable racehorse.
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