One More Ride

I thought I knew when to stop

I thought I’d said what I had to say

Put the old guitars in their cases

Started getting used to quieter days

Then one night I heard a melody

Coming through an open window

And something in me answered

Before I had time to think

So give me one more ride

One more night

beneath those lights One more room full of strangers Turning into friends

by midnight

I don’t need forever I don’t need another lifetime

Just give me one good song

And one more ride

I’ve buried people I loved

I’ve stood beside too many empty chairs

I’ve watched whole neighborhoods change

While somehow still standing there

But I’ve also seen a crowd Sing a song they didn’t know

before

And that’s enough to make an old man

Reach for his guitar once more

If this is the last chapter

Let it be written loud

Don’t give me a quiet ending

I was never good at quiet

I’ve got a little left in me

I’ve got a little left to say

And if my hands still know the chords Then I’m not done

today

Give me one more ride

One more night

beneath those lights One more room full of strangers Turning into friends

by midnight

I don’t need forever I don’t need another lifetime

Just give me one good song…

…and one more ride.