Joseph Paul - Ride it Slow (original song)

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This is about driving, but driving far away, though leaving something of yourself behind...

Ride it Slow

© 2008 Joseph Paul Music

You changed the filter
You gassed the tank up
And youre heading westward
You watch the outskirts
Fading behind you
And you remember

All those nights out in the woods with your friends
Throwing bottles on the fire and talkin bout headin west

Chorus:
So you ride it slow when you finally break out
Cause no speed is ever fast enough
It never feels quite good enough
But when you ride it slow as you roll the windows down
You can coast away
When it stalls youre finding yourself thinking back
To a girl you used to know
And old roads you used to roam
So you ride it slow when you finally break out
Into the sunset haze

These old transmissions
You cant replace them
So youve only got one shot
So youre breaking easy
As youre recalling
Something the old man once said

That there are some things you can never leave
Anywhere you pull in is just where they will be

Chorus:
So you ride it slow when you finally break out
Cause no speed is ever fast enough
It never feels quite good enough
But when you ride it slow as youre leaving this old town
You can coast away
We all watch the mileage gaining and gaining
But you learn to forget the dents
And the rubber youve burnt since
So you ride it slow

Bridge:
Ride it slow
Ride it slow
When you know that you just wanna floor it

Well you changed the filter
You gassed the tank up
And youre heading westward
But maybe something
Is pulling you back
Restlessness wears thin

So youve put off trading it in
You bought a new gas cap but youre behind that same old wheel again

Chorus:
And you ride it slow when you finally break out
Cause no speed is ever fast enough
It never feels quite good enough
But when you ride it slow as you roll the windows down
You can coast away
When it stalls youre finding yourself thinking back
To a girl you used to know
And old roads you used to roam
So you ride it slow when you finally break out
Into the sunset haze

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[isa2222]

lovely song lovely voice and feeling cruuuuuzzzzzzyyyyy!!

[54spiritedwill54]

terrific song, i like the lyrics also

[Tidinrw]

so, my car is fueled up - hop on in and let's hit the road!

you're great!