The Ride Lyrics - Tim McGraw

1 Well I was thumbing my way from Montgomery

2 Had my guitar on my back

3 When a stranger pulled up beside me, in a antique Cadillac

4 He was dressed like 1950

5 Half drunk and hollow eyed

6 Said its a long walk to Nashville would you like a ride son?

7 Well I climbed up in the front seat

8 And he turned on the radio

9 And them sad old songs coming outta them speakers was solid country gold

10 Then I noticed the stranger was ghost white pale

11 When he asked me for a light

12 And I knew there was something strange about this ride

13 He said drifter can you make folks cry when you play and sing

14 Have you paid your dues?

15 Can you moan the blues?

16 Can you bend them guitar strings?

17 He said boy can you make folks feel what you feel inside?

18 'Cause if your big star bound let me warn you it's a long hard ride

19 He cried just south of Nashville

20 And he turned that car around

21 He said "this is where you get off boy"

22 'Cause I'm goin' back to Alabam'

23 Well I climbed outta that Cadillac

24 And I said mister many thanks

25 He said you don't have to call me mister, mister

26 The whole world calls me Hank

27 He said drifter can you make folks cry when you play and sing

28 Have you paid your dues?

29 Can you moan the blues?

30 Can you bend them guitar strings?

31 He said boy can you make folks feel what you feel inside?

32 'Cause if your big star bound let me warn you it's a long hard ride

33 Well if you're big star bound let me warn ya, its a long hard ride

34 If you're big star bound........let me warn ya