Story Behind the Song
When you go away to college, you lose contact with many people. The people you stay in contact with generally are your true friends. I went to college, graduated. My true friends are still my friends. Some people I thought were down no longer are. That's all part of life.
I've always expressed a joy about my neighborhood that I grew up in, in my songs. This is the song where I'm giving back to all my true friends that saw me through and believed in me.
Lyrics
RIDE AGAIN
by Jonathan Lippe
This is for all my friends that I grew up with,
and continue to grow old with:
Thanks for the memories.
To all my true friends may we all ride again
Toss it up live it up to the very end
Time has passed, alot of things have changed
Some of us are gone, but the true still remain
I used to call you my knights of the round table
Those I can count on, to keep my mind stable
To keep me goin, keep me on the right path
Call me on the phone just to share a laugh
23rd Street that's where my hearts at
Been away for 4 years, and can't wait to get back
Its been hard bein gone for so long
But it was in God's plan for the love to stay strong
That's how I know that my life was predestined
Every one of you is proof of what i've been blessed with
Some of ya'll getting married and got kids of your own
its wild to think how much we have grown
Ya'll believed in me, kept it real for me
Went out of your way just to chill with me
In my backyard talking bout our lives on the dock
I promise to stay down until my heart stops
To all my true friends may we all ride again
Toss it up live it up to the very end
Time has passed, alot of things have changed
Some of us are gone, but the true still remain
Ya'll greeted me with Moet and Alize
And blessed my house everytime you swang around my way
That's real cause I wasn't even in your presence
Showin your respect, invited me to your weddings
I can keep goin on and on about the things you did to make sure my spirit lived on
Played my albums in your cars like they were billboard hits
Memorized every lyric, cause you were feelin it
That made me feel good, you kept my voice in the air
So I was always with you even when I couldn't be there
All of the videos from when we were growin up
Got me thru the hard times when I felt like giving up
Kept me smiling, kept me hoping, kept the dreams alive
Finally comes the time, for us all to shine
Until the end of time, remain immortalized
Ya'll are the reason that I enjoy this life
To all my true friends may we all ride again
Toss it up live it up to the very end
Time has passed, alot of things have changed
Some of us are gone, but the true still remain
We made albums, movies, and magazines
Lived our life always chasing our wildest dreams
Everything we did, felt like the world was watching
Always had projects going, never ever stoppin
I remember choosing this life, and glad you all have been in it
We have created excitement every single minute
Every day that I'm living is for us to achieve
Spread joy to the world, have faith and always believe
And if ya love me, then you know I love you back
We kept the dream alive kept the bond intact
Every moment we shared, every person that cared
Happiness everyday, no other life could compare
As I return home, I see your faces again
One journey has ended now a new one begins
Again in the backyard talking about our lives on my dock
We promise to stay down until our heart stops
To all my true friends may we all ride again
Toss it up live it up to the very end
Time has passed, alot of things have changed
Some of us are gone, but the true still remain
To all my true friends may we all ride again
Toss it up live it up to the very end
Time has passed, alot of things have changed
Some of us are gone, but the true still remain
This one is for my Knights of The Round Table
23rd Street. Angelic guardians, kept me safe. God. Earth. Life. Love. Happiness.
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