Runaway to Ruidoso
Merry Christmas from Write to the Heart of the Matter!
When my children were small, I tried to bring them when I could to Ruidoso, New Mexico for outdoor fun, especially at Christmas time. We would rent a little cabin and if there was snow on the ground –that was the best. Taking a walk outside, I’d listen to the sounds of muffled quiet and the soft whispers of wind through the tall pines. It was these memories that brought me to write the words to “Runaway to Ruidoso”. My gratitude today goes to those who took and ran with the idea and transformed it into a song that transcends what I could have anticipated.
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Frost is on the windowpane
And I’m not sure we’ll be the same
Since the family’s gathered here
The air is filled with Christmas cheer
The kids built a snowman today
We’re finally on a holiday
It’s like we found our Christmas runaway
In Ruidoso
Runaway to the mountains
Where horses run wild and free
Runaway in Ruidoso
Time to make some memories
We’ll take a walk through old midtown
To jingle bells and Christmas sounds
We’ll take a horse and carriage ride
Then back to the cabin and fireside
I think we’re going to want to stay
A little longer on our holiday
And we’ll enjoy our Christmas runaway
In Ruidoso
Runaway to the mountains
Where ravens perch in white flocked trees
Runaway in Ruidoso
Time to make some memories
When we’re high among the clouds
Worries melt and disappear
And there’s a playful spirit
That’s in the atmosphere
I just want to be
Where the clouds are close to me
I just want to hear the snow
In Ruidoso
Runaway to the mountains
Where horses run wild and free
Runaway in Ruidoso
Time to make some memories
(Repeat Last Chorus)
© 2022 Miriam Shanks. David Shanks. All Rights Reserved.
© 2022 Miriam Shanks. David Shanks. All Rights Reserved.Credits: Stacy Saenz – Vocals, backup vocals; Ace Rodriguez – Guitar, Bass, Drums, backup vocals; Myron Cox – Steel guitar; Bob Miner – Saxophone; Sherry Katz – Ukulele; Dave Shanks – Electric piano; Leslie Grantham – backup vocals; Richard Cagle – backup vocals; Aubree Meek, Allie and Levi Hood, and Rylan Whittle (children) backup vocals. Miriam and Dave Shanks – Music composition, Miriam Shanks – Lyrics; Miriam Shanks, Dave Shanks, and Paul Goad - production; Richard Cagle, Montrose Records – executive production.
Image Source: Downtown Ruidoso in Winter, edited - vrbo.com, pexels.com