I've been out on that open road,
You can be my full time, daddy, 
White and gold. 
Singing blues has been gettin' old, 
You can be my full time, baby, 
Hot or cold. 
Don't break me down, 
(Don't break me down), 
I've been drivin' too long, 
(I've been drivin' too long), 
I've been tryin' too hard, 
(I've been tryin' too hard), 
With one pretty song, 
(With one pretty song). 
I hear the birds on the summer breeze, 
I drive fast, I am alone in the night. 
Been tryin' hard not to get into trouble, 
But I, I've got a war in my mind. 
So, I just ride, just ride, 
I just ride, I just ride. 
Dyin' young and I'm playing hard, 
That's the way my father made his life an art. 
Drink all day and we talk 'till dark, 
That's the way the royal dons do it, 
Light to the dark. 
Don't leave me now, 
(Don't leave me now), 
Don't say goodbye, 
(Don't say goodbye), 
Don't turn around, 
(Don't turn around), 
Leave me high and dry. 
I hear the birds on the summer breeze, 
I drive fast, I am alone in the night. 
Been tryin' hard not to get into trouble, 
But I, I've got a war in my mind. 
I just ride, just ride, 
I just ride, I just ride. 
I'm tired of feelin', 
Like I'm f*ckin' crazy! 
I'm tired of drivin', 
Till I see stars in my eyes. 
All I've got to keep 
Myself sane, baby, 
So I just drive, I just ride. 
Hear the birds on the summer breeze, 
I drive fast, I am alone in the night. 
Been tryin' hard not to get into trouble, 
But I, I've got a war in my mind. 
I just ride, just ride, 
I just ride, I just ride.