Ride With Me

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I gave up on childhood things
when I was still a kid
I burnt up both angels wings
with the first pain that I hid
I don't think you can get so old
not to be somebody's child
I might be grown
and I might grow big
but I'm still the same inside

If I go before you do
can my spirit ride with you
and if your wheels have set you free
you can always ride with me

I got away with a lot more
than I really thought I could
I stole a line and I took a word
if I thought it could do some good
I went from being a young man
to an old man overnight
I fell deep into the red
and then I stopped at a green light

If I go before you do...

I stood stone still like a statue
when I could not find the door
I lived in a house of mirrors
where I could not see the floor
Two good feet right on the ground
is worth more than six feet in
and we don't know where this life ends
and the next one will begin

If I go before you do......

WORDS AND MUSIC BY COLIN LINDEN-SOCAN-1997