Ride Free - by THE STEEPWATER BAND

RIDE FREE
(lyrics written & sang by M. Connelly)

Ya know I've traveled a thousand miles
and I'm stuck in the same old place
I keep searchin' for the right direction
where I won't need a name

So throw away your titles
merit badges and I.D.s
'Cause if you're gonna ride with me
Well, you gotta Ride Free

How much does one man need-
before he says enough?
Blood-money pockets overflowin'
bills say, "In God We Trust"

He looked at me with dollar sign eyes-
as I trashed my fool's gold
I said "Mister, by the time you meet yourself,
ya might just be too old."

    If I fall down drunk - I get up laughin'
    I'm hung-over from opinions - I'm done listening
    My family is my friends - that's all I need
    If you're gonna ride with me
            Well, you gotta Ride Free

A gypsy lady read my palm
and said, "Yep you're still alive."
As I pulled it back she reached out hers
and said "$29.95"

She said," All your lines read like a map."
I said, "You think you know where I been?
You're a tax scam dressed up like Levey
but I'm the devil in freedom's skin."