Up in Storey County where the wild ponies run The gold was mined that fueled the Civil War There's a fierce but friendly people And if you ask 'em to a one, they'll tell you "There's still a lotta things worth fighting for" Up in Storey County the Mustangs still run free The eagle soars above the Pinion pines And we know these horses stand for something That is precious and more rare Than all the silver and the gold from them ol' mines So, let 'em run (Let 'em run) Let them wild ponies run Don't you brand 'em, don't you break 'em Don't you let the killers take a single one Let 'em run In a world where fences scar the earth From sun to rising sun There's still a few proud places left Where they let the wild things run Let 'em run Up in Storey County in the high Nevada hills Freedom rides the wayward western wind And the Mustang is a symbol With its wild and fiery will Of the way the west will never be again So, let 'em run (Let 'em run) Let them wild ponies run Don't you brand 'em, don't you break 'em Don't you let the killers take a single one Let 'em run (Let 'em run) Let them wild ponies run Don't you brand 'em, don't you break 'em Don't you let the killers take a single one Let 'em run Oh, let 'em run Let them wild ponies run Oh, let 'em run Let 'em run