The Last Ride Of Big Red

Riding west, New Mexico sunset Santa Fe, Durango bound Getting clear now, of all this trouble Oh my mind, makes it double Will the miles and scenery heal my head Here on the last ride of Big Red Annie's gone but it's like she's here She will always be, have no fear Savor the memory, let it fade Let it burn bright, like Kim Jade Oh this hunger in me I guess it must be fed Gonna get my fill on the last ride of Big Red Oh the chimes of freedom, let them ring I've come for Leah, just to hear her sing Worth every mile, just to be there I'm 'a leave in the morning destination nowhere Another night in another borrowed bed A day in the life on the last ride of Big Red I'm goin' north now, where the cold winds blow Gonna see my brother, see a little snow Up here in the Tetons, ain't life Grand So many memories like grains of sand Reflecting back on every word that she said Long way to go on the last ride of Big Red I roll into Casper, like a ghost Just like the old days I still drink the most Rapid City, I'll be there soon Gonna see Cassandra and the hot air balloons Kaleidoscope of sky sewed with a golden thread My mind blown on the last ride of Big Red The mountains behind me, I'm headed east This road's been up and down, to say the least The Chamberlain exit, up ahead I see That River Missouri and the Statue of Dignity On this hallowed ground so lightly I tread Pay my respects on the last ride of Big Red I'm heading to Illinois, Champaign Twenty years since I played here, nothin's the same Movin' on to Steeltown, Pittsburgh PA Robin, Derek, and Millie Moo, I'm on my way Across this land all my friends they are spread Slowly make my way on the last ride of Big Red Going to Charm City, for a harbor cruise The Spirit of Baltimore, Kim sings the blues We wage war in the Capitol, we gotta give it a rest I wish it was a better time but we both did our best Holding on to something that's still not quite dead Hard to let go on the last ride of Big Red Alright 'Naptown, here I come Feels good to get back where I started from Night falls on West Street, that old familiar glow Tonight for ol' times' sake I'm gonna let it flow I always return to this town that I once fled Remembering on the last ride of Big Red With my sis for the day, to the BMOA On over to Hampden hon, what a colorful play I used to work 'round here, my how things change Years pass I know I've aged but I still feel the same So much behind me, so much lies ahead Full of wonder on the last ride of Big Red Oh the Eastern Shore, and the corn rows Home is where your heart forever grows My mom and pop, they got a place for me Time to get off this road relax and get some peace I'll never forget the place where I was born and bred Time to reflect on the last ride of Big Red Alright Big Red, it's getting cold Goin' to see Frankie, Al and Teresa, come on let's roll Before you know it Red, we'll be gliding down U.S. One To that enchanted island, our little home in the sun Still no other place I'd rather be instead Last stop on the last ride of Big Red