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Love To Ride

from Stuck In Quarantine by J. Isaiah Smith

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An older song reimagined and remastered during quarantine, this song was featured at The Holland Center and has since never been performed again. But that's not to say it isn't a good song. It was simply missing something. A woman's touch :).
Remastered as a song for a soprano (Specifically Bailey Carlson), it's the story of a girl who wants to write adventure books but she's lives in the middle of nowhere. Bordville, Arkansas (which doesn't really exist). Eager to escape a life of boredom and live a life of adventures, she hitches a ride with a motorcycle gang led by a courageous young woman who fear not even the law. As they ride off with her gang; the police in pursuit, our leading rider sings karaoke to the backing track of police sirens.

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"You hear those sirens,
and you feel fear.
I hear those sirens,
and I feel free.
That sound's familiar to me.

Chill out, babe;
hold on to me.
I've never been caught by the police.
I've been a rascal since the day I was conceived

You wanted to leave this town,
but this trip ain't going around.
When you ride with me,
then you ride or die.
Come on, babe,
show me you'll survive
You look excited,
I love to see that smile.

So let's go out in style! High speed chase!
God I love a race!
Let's go out with a fight! We're dynamite! Boom!
We're gonna blow this site!
They'll never stop us now, pull us to the side
God! I love to ride!
Woo!

You're a pretty girl,
from a pretty town.
But I can make you beautiful
show you life uptown.

There's action written on our road trip.
There's a million reasons for you to quit.
You'll see things you've never dreamed before.
You'll see things that will make you scream on the floor.
You want to write adventurous books?
Well I can dare say, you've got the looks.

But if you write what you see you'll die.
Hold on, babe. I'll lose em' for good this time.

Let's ride! Speed high!
We escape or die!
Let's go swerve through the lanes! We're insane!
And we won't be restrained!
If we don't get away to we die
God! I love to ride!
Woo!

You're in for a story
that you'll wish you never lived.
You wanted adventure,
but you never saw things quite like this.
Where we're going there's no leaving.
Better write ya fam this evening.
Cus you may never see them,
again for any living reason

I was born and raised in a life of crime.
Sorry Babe, now you're in full time.
We're riding into the night, but we're alright!
Cus I will be your light!
Where we're going is bad, but don't look so sad!
Cus the underworld's run by my dad!
He's the kingpin of to all crime,
and his daughter loves to ride!
Woo!

I love to ride! (3xs)
Write a book about this."

credits

from Stuck In Quarantine, released March 6, 2021
Vocalist: Bailey Carlson
Music Composition, Arrangement, and track by J. Isaiah Smith
Mixed by Jay Srygley

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J. Isaiah Smith Omaha, Nebraska

J. Isaiah Smith is a Best-Selling and Internationally Produced Playwright, as well as a Songwriter and Lyricist. His works, written for Highschool-College level performers, focus on internal morality, corruption, and self empowerment, presented in varying comedic and dramatic forms with moments of sincerity and self reflection. ... more

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