Your Own Ride

love is wings
to keep us in the air
truth can be hard
but at least it's really there
not just an image
but substance deep inside
these truths I give to you my child
to take with you on your ride

your own ride
you will ride with the owls at night
your own ride
sometimes you'll flee....sometimes you'll fight
your own ride
let your good heart guide you
your own ride
and I will ride there beside you

fear is the mind killer
the creator of rage
and a calm soul is wisdom
and it comes with age

if you let it
you will ride through the sea
like the boy on the dolphin
or Julia in her tree
if you let it
that kind of courage is in you
to face up to evil
and then to see it through

don't kid yourself
that evil exists here
it fights with love for your soul
to see who will steer

I know what your thinking
I've said this before
I repeat it now
as I stand by your door

because I've been thinking about dying
and how to do it well
how to stand up and face it
not just lie where I fell


it's a matter of honor
and having stirred up some light
knowing when we must flee
and when to stand up and fight

and your own ride
will launch you down the face of the wave
your own ride
of the things you've created
and the love that you gave

your own ride
let your good heart guide you
your own ride
and I will ride there beside you

©DAVID CROSBY 2001

Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 11:34:12 -0700
From: David Crosby
Subject: new song