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Backstory:

                        This song is much better sung in the first person ( as the lyrics are written ).
It was recorded once by a young boy so Tommy sung it second person as the boy did.                                                                                                                                                            

Lyrics:

                                                  
TAKE THE RIDE

I WASN`T VERY OLD.. IT WAS MY FIRST COUNTY FAIR
THE SMELL OF COTTON CANDY FILLED UP THE EVENIN` AIR
COULDN`T WAIT TO RIDE THAT FERRIS WHEEL ALL THE WAY UP TO THE STARS
 FIRST MY MOM SAID NO …BUT THEN SHE HAD A CHANGE OF HEART

BUT I GOT COLD FEET WAITIN` IN THAT LINE
THAT`S WHEN I HEARD MY DADDY`S VOICE AS HE NUDGED ME FROM BEHIND
HE SAID....

YOU GOT YOUR TICKET...NOW IT`S TIME TO TAKE THE RIDE
I`LL BE HERE WAITIN`..ON THE OTHER SIDE
I KNOW YOU`RE SCARED... BUT YOU CAN MAKE IT IF YOU TRY
TAKE THE RIDE SON...TAKE THE RIDE

YEARS LATER FOUND ME STANDIN` IN ANOTHER LINE AGAIN
 THIS TIME WEARIN` CAMOUFLAGE... MY NERVES WERE WEARIN` THIN
MY COMPANY WAS LEAVIN` FOR A NOT SO FRIENDLY PLACE
I TRIED HARD TO MASK THE FEAR AND THE WORRY ON MY FACE

DAD LOOKED ME IN THE EYES AND SHOOK MY HAND
HE SAID I`M PROUD O` YOU... AND THEN HE TOLD ME..  MAN TO MAN
                                REPEAT CHORUS
I GOT A CHANCE TO SEE MY DAD BEFORE HE PASSED AWAY
 A BLESSIN I`LL BE THANKFUL FOR EACH AND EVERYDAY
MY DAD SEEMED SO AT PEACE WHILE HE WAS LYIN` IN THAT BED
THROUGH TEAR FILLED EYES I HEARD THE WORDS AS HE SOFTLY SAID

SON YOU KNOW IT`S TIME THE GOOD LORD  SET ME  FREE
I DON`T WANNA KEEP HIM WAITIN`...`CAUSE I HEARD HIM CALLIN ME
 HE SAID...
REPEAT CHORUS
REPEAT LAST LINE OF CHORUS 3X




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