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Can’t Quit On Her Now…

(She’s Runnin’ So Fine)

Rusty Sprocket

 

You can see by my outfit

my ride’s been a long one…

my bike and my leathers

are all dust and grime

 

I’ve been long in the saddle

been riding since daybreak

the road has been rough

and the weather unkind

 

But this bike that I’m riding…

she’s one of a kind

never had so sweet a ride

that handled so fine

 

So I can’t call it a day yet

it’s no time to unwind…

can’t quit on her now

when she’s running so fine

 

Won’t quit on her now

when she’s running so fine

 

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The Wind’s Own Gypsy Soul

Rusty Sprocket

   

The rider knows

what the wind can bring

the moods it has

the songs it sings…

from shrill keening

of a coming storm

to a Zephyr sighing

soft and warm

 

The rider knows

how the Night Wind calls

when his kickstand is down

and the darkness falls…

how it finds him in his dreams

to whisper out his name

with a haunting, insistent, echoed refrain:

“Rider… (Rider)… come ride with Me…

Rider… (Rider)… come ride with Me!!”

 

The rider knows

the wind’s own gypsy soul…

that does not tell where it has been

or where it will go

or what songs it will sing

tomorrow

 

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