David Allen Coe The Ride Lyrics

The Ride Lyrics

I was thumbin' back from Montgomery
with a guitar on my back
When a
stranger pulled up beside me in an antique Cadillac.
Well, he was dressed
like 1950, half drunk and hallow eyed
Its a long walk to Nashville, would
you like a ride, son.
He sat down in the front seat, and turned on the
radio
and them sad old songs comin' outta them speakers was solid country
gold.
Then I noticed the stranger was ghost white pale when he asked me for
a light.
And knew there was somethin' strange about this
ride.

CHORUS:
He said: Mister can you make folks cry when you play
and sang.
Can you pay your dues, can you moan the blues
Can you bend them
guitar strangs.
He said: Boy, can you make folks feel what you feel
inside,
Cause if your big star bound let me warn you its a long hard
ride.

Well, he cried just south of Nashville, and he turned that car
around.
he said: (spoken) this is where you get off, boy
cause I'm going
back to Alabam'.
I stepped out of that ole Cadillac and I said Mister, many
thanks.
he said you don't have to call me mister, Mister.
The whole world
calls me Hank.

Repeat Chorus