[Silence]<\/p>\n
[Instrumental Intro: Twangy Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Honky-Tonk Piano, Deep Sub-Bass, Organ, Drums, Percussion, Harmonica]<\/p>\n
[Intro]
\nWhoa there, boy!
\n(Whoa!)
\nEasy now…
\n(Easy!)<\/p>\n
I said he ain’t lame!
\n(More like insane!)<\/p>\n
Look out…
\nYou cannot pass…
\n(He’s a wild ass!)<\/p>\n
[Verse 1]
\nFound him standing by the fence
\n(Lookin’ mighty innocent)
\nBig brown eyes
\n(Full of surprise)<\/p>\n
Thought he’d take a little hay
\n(Thought he’d calmly walk away)
\nPut the saddle on
\n(And then he was gone!)<\/p>\n
Dust came flying
\n(Cowboy crying)
\nBoots went left
\n(Hat went right)<\/p>\n
I grabbed the reins
\n(He grabbed incite!)<\/p>\n
[Pre-Chorus]
\nRound the corral
\nRound the bend
\nThought this ride
\nWould never end<\/p>\n
Kickin’ dust
\nShakin’ hide
\nHang on tight
\nFor the wild ass ride!<\/p>\n
[Refrain]
\nCan’t you see
\n(That donkey)
\nIs not tame
\n(No, h’s not the same)<\/p>\n
… wild ass
\n(Can’t pass)
\nGet on that hide
\n(And, ride, cowboy, ride!)<\/p>\n
Hold on strong!
\n(It’s a wild ass ride!)
\nHold on long!
\n(You’re on a wild ass ride!)<\/p>\n
[Verse 2]
\nHe took off like a rocket
\n(No one could stop it!)
\nThrough the gate
\n(Too late!)<\/p>\n
No, can’t retain…
\n(Like a freight train)
\nOver the hill
\n(What a thrill!)<\/p>\n
Past the barn
\n(Alarm! Alarm!)
\nThrough the creek
\n(What a streak!)<\/p>\n
I yelled, “Whoa!”
\n(He replied, “No!”)<\/p>\n
He had a mind
\nOf his own
\nAnd apparently
\nA destination unknown!<\/p>\n
[Refrain]
\nCan’t you see
\n(That donkey)
\nIs not tame
\n(No, he’s not the same)<\/p>\n
… wild ass
\n(Can’t pass)
\nGet on that hide
\n(And, ride, cowboy, ride!)<\/p>\n
Hold on strong!
\n(It’s a wild ass ride!)
\nHold on long!
\n(You’re on a wild ass ride!)<\/p>\n
[Verse 3]
\nHe jumped a log
\n(I lost my shoe)
\nHe crossed a bog
\n(I lost two!)<\/p>\n
He spun around
\n(I saw the ground)
\nThen bucked up high
\n(I kissed the sky!)<\/p>\n
I grabbed his mane
\n(He grabbed my pride)
\nWe both went flying
\nSide by side<\/p>\n
I landed soft
\n(Well… relatively)
\nHe looked at me
\n(Quite disrespectfully)<\/p>\n
[Bridge]
\nIs he wild?
\n(All the way!)<\/p>\n
Is he tame?
\n(Not today!)<\/p>\n
Does he know
\n(Who’s the boss?)<\/p>\n
Well… I’m at a loss<\/p>\n
He said…
\n(“Hay!”)<\/p>\n
I said…
\nHey! Hey! Hey!
\n(On a runaway) <\/p>\n
[Break]
\n[Drums and Bass Stop]<\/p>\n
Whoa…
\n(Ohhh…)<\/p>\n
Easy…
\n(Easy…)<\/p>\n
Good donkey…
\n(Good donkey…)<\/p>\n
Good\u2014<\/p>\n
[Sudden Full-Band Hit]<\/p>\n
ASS!<\/p>\n
[Instrumental]
\n[Extended Honky-Tonk Piano and Twangy Electric Guitar Solo \u2014 Harmonica and Saxophone Join, Drums Building to a Galloping Groove]<\/p>\n
[Verse 4]
\nNow the sun is going down
\n(Still no saddle on the ground)
\nDust is settling
\n(Heart is rattling)<\/p>\n
Finally he slows
\n(Thank the Lord!)
\nLooks at me
\n(Like he’s bored!)<\/p>\n
I slide down
\n(What a sight!)
\nBoth my legs
\n(Are not right!)<\/p>\n
He gives a snort
\n(Then turns away)
\nLike tomorrow
\nIs another day<\/p>\n
[Refrain]
\nCan’t you see
\n(That donkey)
\nIs not tame
\n(No, he’s not the same)<\/p>\n
… wild ass
\n(Can’t pass)
\nGet on that hide
\n(And, ride, cowboy, ride!)<\/p>\n
Hold on strong!
\n(It’s a wild ass ride!)
\nHold on long!
\n(You’re on a wild ass ride!)<\/p>\n
[Outro]
\nAnd I know…
\n(Oh, I know…)
\nOh, no, no, no
\n(Alas)
\nWild ass!<\/p>\n
[Silence]<\/p>\n
The new release of the day, \u201cWild Ass Ride,\u201d is a song about life in the modern day… accidentally set to a retro-futuristic cowboy hootenanny.<\/p>\n
Written and recorded with the same acoustic\/electric Ibanez guitar. The honky-tonk piano is a Kurzweil, and the synth is a miniNova.<\/p>\n
So grab hold of those extreme scenes in your own backyard\u2014and ride, cowboy, ride!<\/p>\n