The story that I want to tell you cannot be found in a book.
They say the history of the west was written from the saddle of a horse,
but it's never been told from the heart of one...
Not till now.
I was born here
in this place that would come to be called the old west
but to my kind, the land was ageless.
It had no beginning and no end,
no boundary between earth and sky.
Like the wind in the buffalo grass
we belonged here.
We would always belong here.
They say the mustang is the spirit of the west.
Whether that west was won or lost in the end
you'll have to decide for yourself
but the story I want to tell you is true.
I was there, and I remember.
I remember the sun and the sky and the wind calling my name
in a time when wild horses ran free.
Here I am
This is me
I come into this world So wild and free
Here I am
So young and strong
Right here in the place Where I belong
It's a new world
It's a new start
It's alive with the beating Of a young heart
It's a new day
In a new land
And it's waiting for me
Here I am
Oh, it's a new world
It's a new start
It's alive with the beating Of a young heart
Yeah, it's a new day
In a new land
And it's waiting for me
Here I am
And so I grew from colt to stallion
as wild and reckless as thunder over the land
racing with the eagle, soaring with the wind.
Flying?
There were times I believed I could.
Like my father before me I became leader of the Cimarron herd
and with that honor came responsibility.
I hear the wind Across the plain
A sound so strong That calls my name
It's wild like the river
It's warm like the sun
Yeah, it's here
This is where I belong
Under the starry skies
Where eagles have flown
This place is paradise
It's the place I call home
The moon on the mountains
The whisper through the trees
The waves on the water
Let nothing come Between this and me
'Cause everything I want
Is everything that's here
And when we're all together
There's nothing to fear
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh...
And wherever I wander
The one thing I've learned
Yeah
It's to here I will always
Always...
Return...
Something new came upon the land one night,
something that would change my life forever,
and so, my journey began.
A wiser horse might have turned and run
but I wanted to know what strange creatures were here.
Oh!
What the...
- Son of a... - Shh...
Look.
Man, look at that stallion!
It's beautiful!
Mmm, Sadie Mae.
- Ugh! - Ugh!
Get him, boys!
Easy, boy!
C'mon, boys! Let's go!
C'mon, boys!
Hyah! Hyah!
Where did he go? I don't see him.
We'll find him!
What the...
Faster!
What?
Get him!
Come on!
Get him!
Hyah! Yah! Yah!
Come on, come on, come on!
- Ha-ha! We got him now! - You betcha!
Whoa!
Look out!
Whoa!
Thought you got away, didn't you, mustang?
Over here!
Get back here! You crazy?
Get back from him!
Take him! Take him, Joe!
Get the horse!
He's ours now.
Hold him!
Watch him!
Watch the lines! Watch the lines!
Come on!
He can do all the kicking he wants now.
It won't do no good.
Careful... Careful...
I was scared, and I didn't know what was going to happen to me
but at least my mother and the herd were safe.
- Come on! - Let's go!
Yo... Come on...
Gotta fight another fight
I gotta run another night
Get it out, check it out
I'm on my way And it don't feel right
I gotta get me back
I can't be beat And that's a fact
It's okay, I'll find a way
Ain't gonna take me down No way
No
Yeah, don't judge a thing Till you know what's inside it
Don't push me I'll fight it
Never gonna give in Never gonna give it up, no
No
If you can't catch a wave Then you're never gonna ride it
You can't come uninvited
Never gonna give in Never gonna give it up, no
You can't take me, I'm free
Why did it all go wrong?
I want to know What's going on
What's this holding me?
I'm not where I'm supposed to be
I gotta fight another fight
I gotta fight with all my might
I'm getting out, so check it out
You're in my way, yeah You better watch out...
Open the gate!
Come on! Don't judge a thing Till you know what's inside it
Don't push me, I'll fight it
Never gonna give in Never gonna give it up, no
No
If you can't catch a wave Then you're never gonna ride it
You can't come uninvited
Never gonna give in Never gonna give it up, no
You can't take me, I'm free
I'm free
What seems to be the problem, gentlemen?
We got us a crazy one here, sir.
Pure mustang, Colonel.
Really?
The army has dealt with wild horses before.
This one will be no different.
Come on, mustang.
I remember the first time I saw a rattler curled up in my path.
- Induct this animal, Sergeant. - Yes, sir!
This one didn't look like a rattler
but I was still thinking, snake.
Take up that slack.
Grab him! Grab him!
Come on, horse!
Okay, Murphy, he's all yours.
He's a wild one.
We'll see how wild he is when I'm done with him.
See that?
You want to fight, do you?
Right.
Make sure that's good and tight.
- Murphy, look out! - Watch out!
He's a wild one.
You all right, Murph?
You...
Murph, you okay?
Corporal, round up some volunteers
to take this animal to the stables.
Not the stables.
Sir?
The corral.
It's time to break that horse.
Well, you think That you can take me on
You must be crazy...
Make sure it's good and tight.
There ain't a single thing you've done
That's gonna faze me
Oh, but if you want To have a go
I just want to let you know
Yeah, get off of my back And into my game
Get out of my way 'Cause I'm wild and untamed
Get out of my face Or give it your best shot
I think it's time You better face the fact
Get off of my back...
Okay, my turn!
You know It's all just a game
That I'm playin'
Don't think that you can find a way in...
Lousy heap of horse flesh!
That's what I'm sayin'...
Come on! Run out of there!
Now, if you want to have a go
I just want to let you know
Get off of my back
And into my game
Get out of my face 'Cause I'm wild and untamed
Get out of my way or give it your best shot...
We got a rider!
But you know this train Is comin' off this track
Get off of my back
Yeah, get off of my back
Get off
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah...
Get off, get off, get off, get off
Get off, get off, get off
Get off of my back
- Sergeant! - Yes, sir.
Tie this horse to the post.
No food or water.
- Three days. - Yes, sir.
My heart galloped through the skies that night,
back to my herd, where I belonged
and I wondered if they missed me as much as I missed them.
Get some water over to the stable.
Yes, sir.
We caught a hostile!
Bring him back this way!
What do we have here?
We caught him by the supply wagons, sir.
Ah, a Lakota.
Not as tall as the Cheyenne,
not as fine-featured as the Crow.
Take him away, gentlemen. Show him our best.
Corporal, take him to the stockades.
Not the stockades... The post.
No food or water.
Come on!
What are you looking at, boy?
He was called Little Creek and he seemed different from the rest.
Hey...
There was just no end to the strange ways of the two-leggeds.
C Company! Ten-hut!
With the Colonel's permission, Sir.
Incoming patrol reports hostiles headed north.
Ah.
The rail road has expressed concern, sir.
They've requested additional patrols.
- How long has it been, sergeant? - Sir?
The mustang, how long has it been tied?
Three days, sir.
Good. Fetch my crop and spurs.
You can break easy or you can break hard, mustang!
No! Back up! Back up! Back up!
Come on!
Come on... Come on...
Come on, mustang!
Ha!
You see, gentlemen, any horse can be broken.
Move along, mustang.
There are those in Washington
who believe the west will never be settled,
the Northern Pacific Railroad will never breach Nebraska,
a hostile Lakota
will never submit to providence...
And it is that manner of small thinking
that would say this horse could never be broken.
Discipline, time and patience,
are the three great levelers.
Sometimes a horse has gotta do what a horse has gotta do.
Mustang?
And this was one of those times.
Oh, no!
You all right, sir?
Get off me!
Soldier, secure that horse!
I wasn't sure what happened back there
and I wasn't about to stop and ask.
All I knew was that I was headed home.
I couldn't believe it.
One moment I was free, and the next, more ropes.
Steady. Steady.
I'm not going to hurt you.
Nice and easy.
There you go.
That feels better now, doesn't it?
Hey, hey!
I couldn't understand it.
She treated this scrawny two-legged like one of our kind
prancing around him like a love-struck yearling.
It was downright unnatural.
Great mustang, today I will ride you.
This ought to be good.
Mares!
Okay, Rain, let's see if you can teach this mustang some manners.
Okay, I admit it, she was charming
in a stubborn, irritating kind of way.
So, I let her show me her world.
Horsey!
Mmm... Whoo!
Bye-bye, horsey.
For the first time in my life, I felt my heart torn two ways.
Hey, hey...
No! Give it back! Come on!
Mustang, no! Mustang!
Oh, come on.
Oh...
Hmm?
I had to hand it to that boy, he just wouldn't give up.
I'm never going to ride you, am I?
And no one ever should.
You can go.
It's okay. Go.
Go on, get out of here!
Go home.
I knew this was hard for her and that she was scared,
but more than anything,
I wanted to share my homeland with her.
Ah!
I lay beside her that night, hoping,
praying that somehow she would be okay.
There's a couple of horses over there.
Hyah!
Ha!
Leave the mare. She's not going to make it.
Come on.
Come on!
Oh, Rain.
Oh...
Easy, girl.
Easy.
It'll be okay.
Come on.
Hyah, hyah.
You saved my life.
Two more men on that brace!
Collins! Evans!
Bring it down!
Let's go!
Jackson, grab ahold of that end!
Got it!
This one's loaded.
I'm not gonna hurt you. Come on. It's gonna be okay.
Sound the bugle now
Play it just for me
As the seasons change
Remember how I used to be
Now I can't go on
I can't even start
I've got nothing left
Just an empty heart
I'm a soldier
Wounded, so I must give up the fight
There's nothing more for me
Lead me away
Or leave me lying here
Sound the bugle now
Tell them I don't care
There's not a road I know
That leads to anywhere
Without a light, I fear that
I will stumble in the dark
Lay right down
Decide not to go on
Then from on high
Somewhere in the distance
There's a voice that calls
Remember who you are
If you lose yourself
Your courage soon will follow
So be strong tonight
Remember who you are
Yeah
You're a soldier now
Fighting in a battle
To be free once more
Yeah, that's worth fighting for
Come on. Come on now. It'll be all right.
Come on. That's it. That's it.
Let's go!
Come on!
I didn't know why we were brought here.
What I did know
was we had to find a way to escape and get back home.
Clear!
- No good! We hit bedrock! - That's it.
We're hauling the steamer over the mountain.
That's crazy.
We got six days to connect with Utah.
We move out at dawn.
Ready to go!
Hyah!
Move it out!
Hyah!
Whoa!
Get back in line!
We're almost at the top!
Slow down up front!
That was the moment I understood.
They were headed to my homeland, and I had to stop them.
Get back!
Come on! Get back in line!
It's starting to slip!
Whoa! Pick up the slack!
Pick up the slack!
Hold it!
Get the mules up here!
Secure it on the left!
Good work, boys!
Hey!
Whoa!
Easy...
Get him. Get him.
Whoa!
Hurry! Bring the poles!
Hurry!
- Hold him there! - Go!
They're breaking! I can't hold it!
Over here!
Get out of the way!
Holy...
I don't know where he came from or how he got there
but I sure was happy to see him.
Whoo-hoo!
Ah, ah!
Oh!
I knew I would find you.
Halt!
I don't believe it.
Go, go, go, go! Run! Run!
Come on, come on!
Whoo-hoo!
Hyah!
Yeah!
Ah!
Whoa!
That's it! Come on! Come on!
Get off!
Ooh! Aah!
Ooh!
Whoa!
Hyah!
We got them now!
Where did he go?
There they are! Up there!
Oh, no.
Oh, yes.
Hyah.
Whoa, oh, oh, oh
Don't judge a thing Till you know what's inside it
Don't push me, I'll fight it
Never gonna give it Never gonna give it up, no
Whoa, oh, oh, oh
Ah, if you can't catch a wave Then you're never gonna ride it
Can't come uninvited
Never gonna give it Never gonna give it up, no
You can't take me
I'm free
Yeah, I'm free
Yeah...
You will always be in my heart.
Take care of her, Spirit-who-could-not-be-broken.
I will miss you, my friend.
I had been waiting so long to run free
but that good-bye was harder than I ever imagined.
I'll never forget that boy...
And how we won back our freedom together.
I hear the wind
Call my name
The sound that leads me home again
It sparks up the fire
A flame that still burns
To you I will always return
I know the road is long
But where you are is home
Wherever you stay
I'll find the way
I'll run like the river
I'll follow the sun
I'll fly like an eagle
To where I belong
I can't stand the distance
I can't dream alone
I can't wait to see you
Yes, I'm on my way home
Now I know it's true
My every road leads to you
And in the hour of darkness
Your light gets me through
You run like the river
You shine like the sun
Yeah
You fly like an eagle
Yeah, you are the one
I've seen every sunset
And with all that I've learned
Oh...
It's to you I will always
Always return
Here I am
This is me
There's nowhere else on Earth I 'd rather be
Here I am
It's just me and you
Tonight we make Our dreams come true
It's a new world
It's a new start
It's alive with the beating Of young hearts
It's a new day
It's a new plan
I've been waiting for you
Here I am
Here we are
We've just begun
And after all this time Our time has come
Yeah, here we are
Still going strong
Right here in the place where we belong
It's a new world
It's a new start
It's alive with the beating Of young hearts
It's a new day
It's a new plan
I've been waiting for you
Waiting, waiting, waiting
Here I am
Baby, here I am
Here I am
Right next to you
Here I am
And suddenly the world Is all brand-new
Here I am
Whoa, whoa
Yeah, yeah
Here I am
I can't believe this moment's come
It's so incredible that we're alone
There's so much to be said and done
It's impossible not to be overcome
Will you forgive me if I feel this way?
'Cause we just met
Tell me that's okay
So, take this feeling
Make it grow
Never let it
Never let it go
Don't let go...
You give me something That I can believe in
No, don't let...
Go of this moment in time
Don't let go...
I can't explain the things that I'm feeling
No, don't let go...
I've been waiting all my life
All my life
To make this moment feel so right
Feel so right
The feel of you just fills the night
So, come on let's just hold on tight
Don't let go...
You give me something that I can believe in
No, don't let...
Go of this moment in time
Don't let go...
I can't explain the things that I'm feeling
No, don't let...
No, I won't let
Go
No, don't let go...
No, I won't let go
I had a dream
Of the wide-open prairie
I had a dream
Of the pale morning sky
I had a dream
That we flew on golden wings
And we were the same
Just the same
You and I
Follow your heart
Little child of the west wind
Follow the voice
That's calling you home
Follow your dreams
But always remember me
I am your brother
Yeah, under the sun
We are
Like birds of a feather
We are
Two hearts joined together
We will be
Forever as one
My brother, under the sun
Under the sun
My brother, under the sun