THE RIDE - Lyrics

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 Night is falling, closing in

Wait for something to begin

Take my rifle by my side

And be a damn good soldier

Fight the battle to the end

Until the war is over

Front and forward, keep the line

All together, all in time

Take my rifle by my side

And be a damn good soldier

Fight the battle to the end

Until the war is over

I keep moving, marching on

The Captain’s calling to be strong

Take my rifle by my side

And be a damn good soldier

Fight the battle to the end

Until the war is over

Mark Samons © 2024

 I want a girl just like Ellie May

With big brown eyes that could melt your heart away

So sweet and innocent, you know I hope and pray

I find a girl just like Ellie May

I want a girl just like Ellie May

She’s so good looking I can’t hardly turn away

Acts like a tomboy, but I bet she likes to play

I want a girl who’s just like Ellie May

Ellie’s beautiful as I’ve ever seen

In living color on my TV screen

Most perfect girl there could ever be

Hope I can find someone like Ellie for me

I want a girl just like Ellie May

It won’t be easy, but I’m gonna find a way

Anything can happen so you know it’s hard to say

I might just find a girl who’s just like Ellie May

Ellie’s beautiful as I’ve ever seen

In living color on my TV screen

Most perfect girl there could ever be

Hope I can find someone like Ellie for me

REPEAT 1stVerse & Chorus

Just like Ellie, just like Ellie, just like Ellie May

Just like Ellie, just like Ellie, just like Ellie May

Mark Samons © 2024

 Nothing hurts any worse, and knocks you to the floor

When your love says I’m sorry, I can’t do this anymore

Your head is spinning, and you’re falling down

Heartbreak city, heartache town

It hurts so bad it takes your breath away, you can’t breathe anymore

See them turn around, walk away and close the door

Your head is spinning, and you’re falling down

Heartbreak city, heartache town

LEAD

Your head is spinning, and you’re falling down

Heartbreak city, heartache town

They come and go, it’s hard to know, hard to keep track of the score

Will they move on, or come back like so many times before

Your head is spinning, and you’re on the ground 

Heartbreak city, heartache town

Heartbreak city, heartache town

Heartbreak city, heartache town

Heartbreak city

Mark Samons © 2024

  I’ve had one too many crazy times in this town

It’s got one too many going crazy as can be

And I don’t like the way it’s going down

Or the way it looks for me

I’m getting out of Atlanta

And I’m headed back to Tennessee

I’ve had one too many broken dreams in this town

Laying down on Main Street to show my legacy

And I don’t like the way it’s going down

Or the way it looks for me

I’m getting out of Atlanta

And I’m headed back to Tennessee

I need the backwoods and the sunshine and to breathe that mountain air

I’m gonna get my things together and you know I’m headed there

I’ve had one too many broken hearts in this town

I’ve had one too many pretty girls just bring me to my knees

And I don’t like the way it’s going down

Or the way it looks for me

I’m getting out of Atlanta

And I’m headed back to Tennessee

Mark Samons © 2024

I’m tired of hanging in this old town

Just staring at my reflection

I’m tired of waiting for nothing now

And it’s time to change my direction

I’m going down, I’m going down

A southern way

The top goes down, the shades go on

My hand pulls down on the lever

I drive away to the open road

And the road goes on forever

I’m going down, I’m going down

A southern way

I’m driving on, ‘til the sun goes down

I keep my eye on the highway

I got a girl sitting by my side

She said she was going down my way

I’m going down, I’m going down

A southern way

Mark Samons © 2024

 It don’t matter to me what you think about me now

No it really doesn’t matter, don’t matter anyhow

Honey, you know I don’t give a damn about you anymore

Things have been so much better since you walked out of the door

You did your best to be your worst, the worst that you could be

It don’t matter to me

It don’t matter to me, you just kept proving my case

Every time you looked at me, I could tell you’d like to slap me in the face

Honey, you know I don’t give a damn about you anymore

Things have been so much better since you walked out of the door

You did your best to be your worst, the worst that you could be

It don’t matter to me

It don’t matter to me

No, no, no

It don’t matter to me

Mark Samons © 2024

Truckstop Mama left a message on your phone

I’m 30 miles outside of town and hoping you’re alone

Truckstop Mama, can you spend some time with me?

I’m coming by to see you, sure enjoy your company

Truckstop Mama this old rig is running hot

It won’t be long until you see me pulling in the lot

Truckstop Mama, can you spend some time with me?

I’m coming by to see you, sure enjoy your company

Truckstop Mama I just drove all night and day

Made it quick as I could get here, thought about you all the way

Truckstop Mama, can you spend some time with me?

I’m coming by to see you, sure enjoy your company

Mark Samons © 2024

Well, I woke up late with the sunshine beaming

Television’s on and the kids are screaming

The dog’s got something he keeps throwing up in the air

Coffee’s gone and the milk turned sour

Gotta be at work in just half an hour

My shoes are missing and I can’t find keys anywhere

Well, it’s crazy living

In this crazy town

One more thing will turn my world upside down

Well, I walked in late and the boss was waiting

I couldn’t say much, there was no debating

I punched that clock, but I didn’t get to it on time

I got down working just as hard as I could

I couldn’t do better if I thought that I would

Gotta make that boss man back his dime

Well, it’s crazy living

In this crazy town

Just one more thing will turn my world upside down

Car broke down on the side of the road

Didn’t have a phone so I couldn’t get it towed

Started out walking just to see how far I’d get

Ain’t got no money but the rent got made

I barely got enough to get the bills paid

Every little thing goes wrong puts me in debt

Well, it’s crazy living

In this crazy town

Just one more thing will turn my world upside down

Mark Samons © 2024

Let me tell ‘ya story bout a little girl I know

Way down around the bayou where the alligators grow

She’s handy with a fiddle, and she’s handy with a bow

And she loves to play the Luzianna Cajun Zydeco

She doesn’t like Beethoven and you know she’ll tell you so

She can tolerate some country, not a fan of rock-n-roll

The only time she really gets it going on the bow

Is when she’s playing Luzianna Cajun Zydeco

I’m telling everybody and I’m gonna tell the world

I’m in love with a fiddle playing luzianna girl

I’m telling everybody and I’m gonna tell the world

I’m in love with a fiddle playing Luzianna girl

I’m in love with a fiddle playing Luzianna girl

LEAD

CHORUS

And now we’re still together, I can’t ever let her go

She plays as good as ever when she’s bowing on the bow

She always gets me going and she never plays it slow

When she’s playing all that Luzianna Cajun Zydeco

CHORUS

Mark Samons © 2024

Come on and shake your rattlesnake tail

Come on and shake your rattlesnake tail

Well quiver and quake in a rattlesnake shake

Like a mean old rattlesnake

Like a mean old rattlesnake, like a mean old rattlesnake

Like a mean old rattlesnake, like a mean old rattlesnake

Well quiver and quake in a rattlesnake shake

Like a mean old rattlesnake

Got a deadly bite, just like a rattlesnake

I can tell your gonna strike, just like a rattlesnake

Well quiver and quake in a rattlesnake shake

Like a mean old rattlesnake

CHORUS

A mean old woman got venom like a rattlesnake do

A mean old woman got venom like a rattlesnake do

Well quiver and quake in a rattlesnake shake

Like a mean old rattlesnake

CHORUS

Repeat CHORUS

Well quiver and quake in a rattlesnake shake

Like a mean old rattlesnake

Well quiver and quake in a rattlesnake shake

Like a mean old rattlesnake

Mark Samons © 2024