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Artist: Heather Nova
Canonical path: /heather-nova/ride
Related lyric paths: 6
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Ride
Read Ride lyrics by Heather Nova on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Ride
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(Verse 1)
I don't know if I took a wrong turn
Cause the birds don't fly low like they used to
The water's rising but I'm bone dry
And I don't come for you like I used to
(Chorus A)
And I need a stranger to tell me I'm beautiful
I wanna hold onto nothing and ride
Like the cinnamon girl
Like a butterfly
Just hold onto nothing
And ride
(Verse 2)
Well sometimes I'm hungry for the warmth of a body
Like a flame that could feed me or keep me alive
I done the right thing but I'm incomplete
I need something to explode inside
(Chorus B)
And I need a stranger to tell me I'm beautiful
I wanna hold onto nothing and ride
Like the cinnamon girl
Like a butterfly
Just hold onto nothing
And ride
Hold onto nothing
And ride
(Break)
Onto Georgia O'Keeffe's skies
Over red earth plains
Where the desert raven flies
Where the truth remains
Let me ride
Yeah
Ride, ride
(Chorus C)
Cause I need a stranger to tell me I'm beautiful
I wanna hold onto nothing and ride
Like the cinnamon girl
Like a butterfly
Just hold onto nothing
(Chorus D)
And I need a stranger to tell me I'm beautiful
I wanna hold onto nothing and ride
Like the cinnamon girl
Like a butterfly
Hold onto nothing
(Chorus E/Denouement)
Yeah, I need a stranger to tell me I'm beautiful
I wanna hold onto nothing and nothing and nothing
Yeah, hold onto nothing
And ride
Hold onto nothing
And ride
Hold onto nothing
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