Ray Wylie Hubbard - Joyride lyrics

Y'understand I was not lookin' whereby
To fall in love
I'd come downtown to check out a
Band at The Continental Club
A Mamie Van Doren-lookin' woman
Come through the door
She was untamed youth, rebellion and truth
And so much more
I don't know if she had seen the light
She seemed at home in the dark
Her eyes met mine and it was like
The time they split the atom apart
She could have had any biker in the
Bar but she come up to me
She said "You're done sleeping around
From now on you're with me"

Y'understand I did not know if this was
My last or my lucky day
She said "You wanna go for a joy ride
Or you wanna stay here and pray?"
I thought about my choices and I
Guess I could have said "no"
But it was just a band I'd come to see
So I mumbled "Let's go"
She had an old Camaro
Naugahyde tuck and roll
She said "You can't live down in Texas if
You don't have a lot of soul"
The stereo was blasting "Mendocino"
By Doug Sahm she said "Fasten your seatbelt
You're with me from now on"

Understand I was not sleeping at
The next day's sunrise
Me and this joyride angel were up all night
It's no surprise
When we got to her house she said
"Go on and take off your shoes
"I don't smoke afterwards
I prefer to listen to blues"
"I know you're an old roots
Rocker and that's a compliment"
When she said "Do you want
To hear some Slim Harpo
" I knew she was heaven sent
In her fine presence is where I want to be
I'm done sleeping around
From now on she's with me she's with me