The Ride (Live)

歌詞

Well I was thumbing my way from Montgomery Had my guitar on my back When a stranger pulled up beside me, in a antique Cadillac He was dressed like 1950 Half drunk and hollow eyed Said its a long walk to Nashville would you like a ride son? Well I climbed up in the front seat And he turned on the radio And them sad old songs coming outta them speakers was solid country gold Then I noticed the stranger was ghost white pale When he asked me for a light And I knew there was something strange about this ride He said drifter can you make folks cry when you play and sing Have you paid your dues? Can you moan the blues? Can you bend them guitar strings? He said boy can you make folks feel what you feel inside? 'Cause if your big star bound let me warn you it's a long hard ride He cried just south of Nashville And he turned that car around He said "this is where you get off boy" 'Cause I'm goin' back to Alabam' Well I climbed outta that Cadillac And I said mister many thanks He said you don't have to call me mister, mister The whole world calls me Hank He said drifter can you make folks cry when you play and sing Have you paid your dues? Can you moan the blues? Can you bend them guitar strings? He said boy can you make folks feel what you feel inside? 'Cause if your big star bound let me warn you it's a long hard ride Well if you're big star bound let me warn ya, its a long hard ride If you're big star bound........let me warn ya