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Ride Out of Town

(Brian Hendrix)

This is the second song of a three-part story I wrote about a past relationship. This is the second song in the series, about leaving the girl I once loved. The first, "To Feel This Way" describes a man who feels as if his love for this girl will never go away. The third and final, "Shelby," is about a man who finally got to a new destination away from the girl who ended up wrecking his life. This song, this middle of the trio, is about the man when he was first leaving her to get away. For me and the way I play and sing, it's a top-10 of mine. It's a standalone song that doesn't need the others in the trio, but I thought it was a good idea to write a story with each song being a chapter.

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Leaving's what I didn't wanna do
I grew up here, this ground holds all my roots
Something that I've come to know, is that I'll never grow
As long as I stay here this close to you

The highway's a place I didn't wanna be
I ain't much like Townes, it never called to me
Doesn't matter much what my heart wants; it needs to go
So, babe, I think it's time that I leave

(Chorus)
And I'm gonna catch a ride out of town
Might go down by the tracks and hop a train
The kind of love you give, is the kind I can't take
And I'm just tired of taking all the blame

The passing years weigh heavy on a man
When there's too much to carry on his back
A burdened soul that comes from you, it needs relief
So I gotta get to leaving while I can

The memories I'll take with me when I go
They don't mean enough to me to keep close
When the highway wind's in my face, and I'm finally free
I think I'll toss 'em out along the road

(Chorus) 

My destination now is still unknown
Might end up in some ol' town, winding low
If the tracks end abrupt on me, or I run out of gas
Guess where I lay my head is now my home

I don't wonder if you're gonna miss me, babe
Just happy to break myself out of your cage
You might find a new man to leash, but it won't be my neck
I wish you all the worst, if it's all the same

(Chorus)

Yeah, said the kinda love you give
Is the kind I can't take
And I'm just tired of taking all the blame

© Brian Hendrix 2020

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