I've been out on that open road You can be my full time daddy White and gold Singing blues has been getting old You can be my full time baby Hot or cold
Don't break me down I've been traveling too long I've been trying too hard With one pretty song
I hear the birds on the summer breeze I drive fast, I am alone at midnight Been trying hard not to get into trouble But I, I've got a war in my mind So I just ride, just ride, I just ride, just ride
Dying young and playing hard That's the way my father made his life an art Drink all day and we talk till dark That's the way the road dogs do it Light 'til dark
Don't leave me now Don't say goodbye Don't turn around Leave me high and dry
I hear the birds on the summer breeze I drive fast, I am alone at midnight Been trying hard not to get into trouble But I, I've got a war in my mind So I just ride, just ride, I just ride, just ride
I'm tired of feeling like I'm fucking crazy I'm tired of driving 'til I see stars in my eyes It's all I've got to keep myself sane, baby So I just ride, I just ride
Hear the birds on the summer breeze I drive fast, I am alone at midnight Been trying hard not to get in trouble But I, I've got a war in my mind I just ride, just ride, I just ride, just ride
Every night I used to pray that I’d find my people, and finally I did on the open road. We had nothing to lose, nothing to gain, nothing we desired anymore, except to make our lives into a work of art. Live fast. Die young. Be wild. And have fun. I believe in the country America used to be. I believe in the person I want to become. I believe in the freedom of the open road. And my motto is the same as ever: "I believe in the kindness of strangers. And when I’m at war with myself I ride, I just ride." Who are you? Are you in touch with all of your darkest fantasies? Have you created a life for yourself where you can experience them? I have. I am fucking crazy. But I am free.