Let It Ride

Lyrics

[Verse 1] These are just the simple facts I will relate to you Though they are not connected Each and every one is true If they seem a bit untidy Well, unraveling them is fun I will not stand corrected I have not harmed anyone [Chorus] I just let it ride Ride, ride, ride Leave on the evening tide Just let it ride [Verse 2] When I listen to my heart I sometimes fail to find One plain and simple answer For the dark side of my mind Even when I'm sleepin' I can't seem to unwind I just let it ride [Verse 3] I knew a man from Windsor Went to Detroit every night And stateside of the tunnel Customs agents give him fight He hid his stash in the river And threw his bedroll on the ground And when they finally got there A sleepin' man was all that they found [Chorus] I just let it ride Ride, let it ride Leave on the evenin' tide Just let it ride [Verse 4] I hear the steeple bells ring out Above my lobster pots Well, I may be out here fishin', man But that ain't where it stops The mouths I feed are many And they all say thanks a lot I just let it ride [Verse 5] One day when I'm old and gray And consider what's gone by I always will be proud of Every tear I ever cried And all of the old jokes we told Around the candlelight To all those tender damsels Who had helped us through the night [Chorus] I just let it ride Ride, ride, ride Leave on the evening tide Just let it ride [Verse 6] Here's to the girls from London And the ones from Montreal I never will forget them We still fantasize them all I knew one in St. Louis On a Missouri afternoon I met one up in Shanghai And another in Rangoon [Chorus] I just let it ride Ride, let it ride Leave on the evenin' tide Just let it ride Leave on the evenin' tide Just let it ride