RIDE OR DIE

[Intro] [M] They said, “Son, that girl is trouble…” [F] They told me you were no good too. [Both harmony] Funny how the ones who warned us Never knew what we already knew. [V1A-F] I met you at the edge of town, Dust on your boots, sun going down, Leaning on a car that had seen better days, Half tank of gas and nothing saved. Mama said, “Girl, don’t get in that car.” I threw my bag in. “Let’s see how far.” [V1B-M] You climbed in laughing, slammed that door, Said, “What the hell are you waiting for?” I turned that key and the engine cried, You took my hand and said, “Just drive.” Past the water tower, past the county sign, Your hand in mine and the town behind. [Pre 1] [F] If the road gets rough— [M] I won’t let go. [F] If the tank runs dry— [M] We’ll find a way. [F] If the whole damn world says we won’t survive— [Both] Then the whole damn world can watch us try. [Chorus 1-Both doubled] Baby, you’re my ride or die, Promise you’ll never switch sides, When the whole world draws the line, We’ll cross it side by side. Can’t get you out of my mind, I’d pick you every time, Whatever waits down this road tonight— Baby, you’re my ride or die. [V2-M] Blue lights burned in the rearview glass, Sirens screaming, closing fast, County line underneath our wheels— That’s when forever started getting real. Old charge hanging on my name, Nowhere left to run or hide— [F] I looked at you and said, “Keep driving.” Roadblock waiting at the edge of town, “Girl, walk away while you still can.” I stepped out slow and raised my hands. You can put those chains on him tonight, But you’ll see me standing by his side. Cuff his hands and read him his rights, You ain’t taking him out of my life. [M] Face-down underneath those lights, Cold steel biting, you stayed in sight. Everybody said you should cut me loose— [F] I swore I’d fight till they cleared your name. [Both harmony] No bars, no badge, no county line Could ever split your life from mine. [Pre 2] [M] When they put me in chains— [F] I never ran. [M] When everybody turned— [F] I stood my ground. [Both] We looked that whole damn world dead in the eye. [Chorus 2-Both doubled] Baby, you’re my ride or die, Promise I’ll never switch sides, When the whole world draws the line, We’ll cross it side by side. They said we’d end like Bonnie and Clyde, Two crazy hearts on a one-way ride, But we walked through hell and came out alive— Baby, you’re my ride or die. [V3-years later] [F] We’ve seen good years— [M] We’ve seen bad. [F] Lost damn near everything we had. [M] Watched doors close— [F] Watched friends disappear. [Both harmony] Still woke up with you right here. [F] I watched those courthouse doors swing wide. [M] Walked out free with you by my side. [F] Somewhere we quit keeping score. [M] Couldn’t tell whose fight was whose anymore. [F] Every time they counted us out— [M] We gave ’em something to talk about. [Both harmony] Somewhere between the wrong and right, Two separate souls became one life. [Bridge] [F] If staying here beside me Means you might not make it home— [M] Then home ain’t any place I ever wanna go alone. [F] They can take the road behind us— [M] They can block the road ahead— [F] They can drag our names through every town— [M] They can count us good as dead— [Both harmony] But they’ll never get between us, Not while there’s breath inside our chests. [Two voices] [F] You were you… [M] And I was I… [F] Two lonely hearts— [M] Two separate lives— [Both doubled] Now there ain’t no yours or mine. [F] If you fall— [M] I fall. [F] If you fight— [M] I fight. [Both] If they come for one of us, They better come prepared for two tonight. [Beat silence] [F] I’d die for you— [M] I’d die for you— [Both doubled] BUT I’D RATHER LIVE THIS LIFE WITH YOU! [Full studio band] [Final Chorus-Both doubled] Baby, you’re my ride or die, Never gonna switch sides, Let the whole world draw the line— We’ll cross it side by side. Can’t get you out of my mind, Hand to God, I’d never lie, All these miles, still you and I, Your heart beating right next to mine. From county lines to courthouse doors, We don’t owe that old town anymore, Every mile they thought would divide Only pulled you closer to my side. Baby, you’re my ride or die, My every road, my reason why, Whatever waits on the other side, I’ll meet it with your hand in mine. Baby, you’re my… RIDE OR DIE. [Outro] [F] Ride or die… [M] Side by side… [F] For all of time… [M] Your hand in mine… [Both harmony] Still you and I… After all this time. [Last chord rings]