Cowboy uses a payphone at a remote Cheyenne

**“Wild Horses” — Garth Brooks (1990/2000)** Originally featured on Garth Brooks’ blockbuster 1990 album *No Fences*, “Wild Horses” is a bittersweet country ballad written by Bill Shore and David Wills. The song tells the story of a rodeo cowboy torn between two loves: the woman waiting for him at home and the irresistible call of the rodeo circuit. Despite his repeated promises to settle down, he finds himself drawn back to the arena, knowing that every broken promise brings him closer to losing the woman he loves. Although originally recorded in 1990, the song wasn't released as a single until November 2000, when Brooks recorded a new vocal for its release. It became another Top 10 country hit, reaching **No. 7 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart on February 17, 2001**, and **No. 50 on the Billboard Hot 100**. “Wild Horses” captures one of country music's timeless themes: the painful realization that sometimes the things we love most are the very things that keep us from holding on to the people we love.