Ride Like the Wind
Christopher Cross * Track #6 On Christopher Cross
Download "Ride Like the Wind"
Album Christopher Cross
- #1
Say You’ll Be MineChristopher Cross
- #2I Really Don’t Know Anymore
Christopher Cross & Michael McDonald
- #3Spinning
Christopher Cross & Valerie Carter
- #4
Never Be the SameChristopher Cross
- #5Poor Shirley
Christopher Cross
- #6Ride Like the Wind
Christopher Cross
- #7The Light Is On
Christopher Cross
- #8
SailingChristopher Cross
- #9Minstrel Gigolo
Christopher Cross
Ride Like the Wind by Christopher Cross
Release Date
Performed by
Christopher CrossProduced by
Michael OmartianWrited by
Christopher CrossAbout
“Ride Like The Wind” was Christopher Cross' debut single. It held the #2 position on the Hot 100 in the spring of 1980 for four weeks, held from the top spot by Blondie’s massive hit “Call Me”. Cross dedicated it to recently-deceased Little Feat vocalist/guitarist Lowell George. Michael McDonald sin...
Ride Like the Wind Lyrics
[Verse 1]
It is the night
My body's weak
I'm on the run
No time to sleep
I've got to ride
Ride like the wind
To be free again
[Chorus]
And I've got such a long way to go
To make it to the border of Mexico
So I'll ride like the wind
Ride like the wind
[Verse 2]
I was born the son of a lawless man
Always spoke my mind with a gun in my hand
Lived nine lives
Gunned down ten
Gonna ride like the wind
[Chorus]
And I've got such a long way to go
To make it to the border of Mexico
So I'll ride like the wind
Ride like the wind
[Verse 3]
Accused and tried and told to hang
I was nowhere in sight when the church bells rang
Never was the kind to do as I was told
Gonna ride like the wind before I get old
[Bridge]
It is the night
My body's weak
I'm on the run
No time to sleep
I've got to ride
Ride like the wind
To be free again
[Chorus]
And I've got such a long way to go
To make it to the border of Mexico
So I'll ride like the wind
Ride like the wind
And I've got a long way to go
To make it to the border of Mexico
So I'll ride like the wind
Ride like the wind
[Outro]
Gonna ride like the wind
Ride
Gonna ride like the wind
Gonna ride
Ride Like the Wind Q&A
Who wrote Ride Like the Wind's ?
Ride Like the Wind was written by Christopher Cross.
Who produced Ride Like the Wind's ?
Ride Like the Wind was produced by Michael Omartian.
When did Christopher Cross release Ride Like the Wind?
Christopher Cross released Ride Like the Wind on Thu Dec 20 1979.
What did Christopher Cross say about "Ride Like the Wind"?
In 2013, Cross told Songfacts:
Well, the interesting thing about that tune is that we had a band and we’d play every night. We were doing this Paul McCartney tune called “Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five,” and we’d get into this big jam in the middle of it. It’s funny, I just saw McCartney and I di...