Wayne Orr

Writer 🕹️ Poet 🕹️ Lyricist


The Only Thing I See Ahead is You

(Verse 1)
Sunrise bleedin’ through the dusty glass of my old Bronco
Got the radio hummin’ somethin’ sweet and low
Remember when we were just kids with twenty bucks and a tank of gas?
Dreamin’ ’bout a life we were gonna make, and make it last
Now the city lights are in the rearview, gettin’ small and gone
And the only thing I see ahead is you, singin’ our song

(Chorus)
‘Cause we’re ridin’ high on this wild, wild ride
Got the wind in your hair and you by my side
Every curve in the road, every star in the sky
Is a little more perfect with that look in your eye
We’re a shot of good whiskey, we’re a midnight train
We’re the heat of the sun after a coolin’ rain
Baby, hold on tight, don’t you ever let go
This is our forever, this is our rock and roll show
Yeah, this is our show.

(Verse 2)
Your bare feet are up on the dash, paintin’ your toes cherry red
The whole world could be fallin’ apart, wouldn’t mess with my head
Long as I got your hand in mine, your head on my shoulder
Feel like I get younger every time that I hold ya
You’re the calm in my crazy, the spark in my soul
You’re the reason this gravel road feels like it’s paved with gold

(Chorus)
And we’re ridin’ high on this wild, wild ride
Got the wind in your hair and you by my side
Every curve in the road, every star in the sky
Is a little more perfect with that look in your eye
We’re a shot of good whiskey, we’re a midnight train
We’re the heat of the sun after a coolin’ rain
Baby, hold on tight, don’t you ever let go
This is our forever, this is our rock and roll show

(Bridge)
Let’s pull over here where the crickets are loud
And lay a blanket down on this holy ground
Underneath that moon, yeah, the one that we own
I wanna taste that passion that you’ve always shown
The way you bite your lip, the way you pull me in close
You’re the only addiction that I’ll never overdose.

(Chorus – Softer, more intimate at first, then builds)
We’re ridin’ high on this wild, wild ride
Got my hands in your hair and you by my side
Every curve in the road, every star in the sky
Is a little more perfect with that look in your eye
We’re a shot of good whiskey, we’re a midnight train
We’re the heat of the sun after a coolin’ rain
Baby, hold on tight, don’t you ever let go
This is our forever, this is our rock and roll show

(Outro)
Yeah, this is our show…
(Music fades with the drum beat and a final, lingering slide guitar note)
Just me and you, baby…
On this wild ride…

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