Topic: Along for the Ride
Reflective folk song about the changes you go through in life.
Along for the Ride Jeff Gilpin
11/20/2013
Intro
Strumming A
Verse 1
[A]When I wore the skin of a younger man
I was [G]fearless and clear eyed and [A]brave.
I’d [G]never back down from a [A]challenge in life.
I could [G]take whatever life [A]gave.
I could [G]take whatever life [A]gave
[G]Whether for good or for [A]bad.
I [G]Could take whatever life [A]gave.
[G]Looking back [D]now I am [A]glad.
Verse 2
[A]Later I started my family.
I [G]had no idea of the[A]change.
With a [G]wife, later a [A]child then another,
My pri[G]orities got rear[A]ranged.
While [G]I pretty much felt like the [A]same.
I [G]now had to take care of some [A]others.
Much [G]more than just my[A]self anymore:
[G]Son, daughter, [D]and my wife their [A]mother.
Verse 3
[A]Raising my family changed me.
[G]I was no longer care[A]free.
I [G]had to take care of my [A]children and wife,
So [G]much more important than [A]me.
[G]While at first I couldn’t [A]see.
[G]Time will [A]altering your views.
[G]Without them I’d cease to [A]be,
So [G]much more im[D]portant than [A]me.
Verse 4
[A]Now I’m older and wiser I guess
Than that [G]kid who set out long a[A]go
Who [G]had no idea of his [A]future back then,
Or the [G]changes into which he would [A]grow.
My [G]kids are all grown now and living their [A]lives.
[G]My wife is still by my [A]side,
But [G]I am no longer that [A]care free kid
Who [G]was just a[D]long for the [A]ride.
Verse 5
[A]Now I look back at the changes of time
[G]From that young man I used to [A]be.
[G]Just like the clay on the [A]potter’s wheel
[G]I’ve become the man that you [A]see.
[G]Shaped when I was more [A]malleable.
[G]Hardened through time and through [A]wear.
[G]Not quite as tall as I [A]once was.
[G]No longer [D]so free of [A]care.
J E T S
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C
