Verse 1 Sixty-three summers in the rearview glass Same old highway, same old gas I used to think the road was mine to own Now the lines are fading and the signs have grown The mountain held me like a loyal friend But even mountains whisper “this ain’t the end” Chorus I’m gonna ride like the wind Change the direction I’ve been going in Leave the weight of yesterday behind Feel that new horizon pull my mind Ain’t running from the years, I’m running toward The man I’m still becoming, not the one I was before Ride like the wind… Verse 2 Sold the big house on the ridge last spring Traded high ground for a quieter thing New zip code, new kind of quiet nights Same old heart still chasing what feels right The job, the title, all that “who I am” Turned out it was just a chapter, not the plan Chorus I’m gonna ride like the wind Change the direction I’ve been going in Leave the weight of yesterday behind Feel that new horizon pull my mind Ain’t running from the years, I’m running toward The man I’m still becoming, not the one I was before Ride like the wind… Bridge They say you slow down when the gray comes in I say you finally learn which way the wind’s been blowing I ain’t lost — I just stopped pretending The old map still worked when the road was bending Final Chorus I’m gonna ride like the wind Change the direction I’ve been going in Hands off the past, eyes on the next rise There’s still a lot of living in these eyes Ain’t running from the years, I’m running toward The man I’m still becoming, not the one I was before Ride like the wind… Ride like the wind.
