Yeah, she rises like a sunflower
Tall and proud against the sky
Turns to face the dawn each morning
In defiance of the night
She is messy in her musings
But all she touches turns to gold
I am a light-hearted lover
But a heavy thing to hold

And she is dappled Appaloosa in the sunrise
Watch the shadows cradling her fade away
And she is everything that I could never be
And I need her like the prairie needs the rain
And I need her like the prairie needs the rain

Like a river through a canyon
All my changes come on slow
Try as I might, I'm always crawling back
To devils that I know
I'm a heavy-handed sculptor
My efforts crumble to the ground
But you know she still forgives me
When the morning comes around

And she is dappled Appaloosa in the sunrise
Watch the shadows cradling her fade away
And she is everything that I could never be
And I need her like the prairie needs the rain
And I need her like the prairie needs the rain

And all I've seen there in the mirror
Is a creature of the night
But I'm finding strength and solace
When I'm bathed in all her light

Oh, and she is dappled Appaloosa in the sunrise
Watch the shadows cradling her fade away
And she is everything that I could never be
And I need her like the prairie needs the rain
And I need her like the prairie needs the rain

You know, I need her like the prairie needs the rain