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by Gary E. Andrews - 09/21/26 04:03 PM
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Drive (Tibbets/Marchetti) Copyright 2015 by Wes Tibbets/ Kip Marchetti VERSE ONE I've got pills that I've taken To get me down the road I'm leaving out of here As fast as I can go Put the peddle to the metal Listen to the rhythm as I roll I'm getting out of town And I won't be coming home CHORUS Let it ride Let it roll, roll, roll Let that lost highway Soothe you to your soul Listen to those wheels boy As they go, go, go Let it ride Drive, drive, drive VERSE TWO I'm fed up with the rat race I'm searching for a new day Going somewhere to someplace Please could you lead the way I've got my eye on the horizon No telling what I'll find there Just as long as it takes me Far away from here CHORUS Let it ride Let it roll, roll, roll Let that lost highway Soothe you to your soul Listen to those wheels boy As they go, go, go Let it ride Drive, drive, drive BRIDGE I'm on a search for something I'll find it when I'm done With an eye on tomorrow Let's see if I beat the sun CHORUS Let it ride Let it roll, roll, roll Let that lost highway Soothe you to your soul Listen to those wheels boy As they go, go, go Let it ride Drive, drive, drive TAG Let it ride Drive, drive drive Let it ride Drive, drive, drive
Last edited by Wesley Ryan; 04/26/15 11:56 PM.
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Nice one, Wes. I can hear the chorus being a sing-along with an unforgettable hook.
The verses would need a bit more of a story line for some genres. Maybe V1 should tell a bit about why you want to get away? But it is all rhythmic which is often the most important thing.
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Thanks Colin,
I appreciate you stopping in and the suggestion. I thought about a storyline with that exact train of thought but I couldn't come up with anything at the time. So I just ran with what I was hearing in my head. Best wishes and I hope you have a great day!
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yeah i like a travellin' song!I also would like to know what he's searchin' for.Mike
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Tired of the rat race Mike. He's just going until he gets there. Haven't you ever felt like doing that? I am a professional truck driver and I've traveled a lot. When I got off the road and started driving local, it made me feel cooped up and I got stir crazy. I dealt with it but there have been many times when I wanted to load up and go, go, go. That yearning is where this song has its roots. I hope you're having a great day brother and I do appreciate the kind words from a fellow travelaholic lol. Best wishes!
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I like the picture of a wide open road, engine throbbing along. For commercial appeal I'd deleat the pills line.
Good story Wes
Travis
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. Oscar Wilde
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I took out that line in the earlier rewrites and it made it "blah". Even if it isn't commercial, it just fits with it somehow. Who needs a recording contract right? Lol Anyway, I appreciate you taking the time to check it out and comment. I hope you've been doing well. Best wishes!
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This is what I call a "Leaving song." There were lots of them in the late 90s, mainly by women like Jo Dee Messina and Chely Wright. I would call "Drive" a man's song.
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You have a good back story Wes. Let go a bit and put more of that description in the lyric.
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Thanks Jim & Colin,
A friend of mine Kip Marchetti has done a demo for this that I will post as soon as we get the link up. I appreciate you dropping in and commenting. Best wishes!
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Wes, my lyrical buddy, I like how you express yourself in lyrics. Still, I have a miniature nit. Please could you lead the wayFor the entire song I got the feeling he was talking to himself. Then I read the above. It made me hesitate. I think you should keep it to himself. But, that's just my opinion. Reading it I got that Bachman Turner Overdrive feeling. Which is good. Nice job. Dave 
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Thank you Dave,
I appreciate the kind words. In that instance you mentioned, he's talking to the car ahead of him. Might need to clear that up better though. I reverted to the original write for here as Kip used it to do the collaboration. Best wishes!
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Nice work guys. I like this!
Write on, Man,
Michael W. Brown, f.k.a. "bluesriff"
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."
Mahatma Gandhi
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Thanks Michael,
We're doing some minor changes and rerecording it. I should have the link up sometime in the near future. I appreciate you taking the time to check it out and commenting. Best wishes!
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Really nice recording, guys. Mellow to the soul...
Dave
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Thanks Dave,
I'm glad you liked it. I appreciate it and I know Kip does too. Best wishes!
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