RIDE TO TOWN I’m just an old dog who’s been around too long This house ain’t nothin’ but a run-down peelin’ shack Filled with old photographs, memories, and songs A lot of stuff that’s never comin’ back Once I had a woman and a horse They rode off and left me in the dust Once I had a brand new Fairlane Ford Now she’s in the graveyard turned to rust Hey buddy can I get a ride to town I ain’t been back there for so long I just want to go one time around See what’s goin’ on There used to be a gas pump and a store Sold candy bars, soda pop, and ice They boarded up the windows and the doors We used to think that place was paradise And the girls ate chocolate sundaes in a cup Underneath the ice cream parlor lights We’d walk by and they’d all size us up Farm boys cruisin’ on a Friday night Hey buddy can I get a ride to town I ain’t been back there for so long I just wanna go one time around See what’s goin’ on Hey buddy can I bum a cigarette These days I only smoke ’em halfway down I’m just holding on ’til I get Back to my old stomping ground Hey buddy can I get a ride to town I ain’t been back there for so long I just want to go one time around See what’s goin’ on Hey buddy can I get a ride to town I’m lookin’ for the place I used to know I just want to go one time around So take it nice and slow Words and music by Robert Hazard © 2007 Heroic Music (ASCAP)