Story Behind The Song
This song tells a story about people forming a lifeline to save a woman from drowning in the riptide of the sea.
Song Description
scored for voice, piano, accoustic guitar and cello
| Song Length |
4:00 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, Folk - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Relaxed, Peaceful |
Subject |
Ocean, Sea, Miracles |
| Similar Artists |
The Moody Blues, Peter, Paul & Mary |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1990 - 1999 |
| |
Lyrics
Gonna Ride That Moontide
VERSE 1
Just when the sun
Rolled across the swollen sea Making way for a coyote moon
As graceful as can be
I spot a tall lean lady
Heading towards the breaking sea Glancing back we traded smiles Here's what she said to me
""
REFRAIN
She said hey there
Gonna ride that moontide Gonna ride that moontide All the way to shore
Hey there
Gonna face that danger
Hey it's no stranger
Not afraid anymore
VERSE 2
Thought she'd cool her body
Like the days had cooled her mind Wrapped inside the gentle mist She'd leave it all behind
But soon I heard her shouting
Help me please I've lost my way Several of us ran to her
To calm the deadly spray
REFRAIN
She said hey there
I'm heading for danger
I'm heading for danger
Too far from the shore
Hey there I'm lost in that moontide
Too deep in that riptide
Can't take it anymore
/
VERSE 3
No one seemed to reach her As she drifted out to sea
We tried so hard to snatch her
But you could not wring her free
Then all at once
We joined our hands
Traversed that angry sea
Braced against each other's heart
We hauled her to safety
REFRAIN
She said hey there
Gonna ride your lifeline
Gonna ride your lifeline
All the way to shore
Hey there did you see that moontide
Got lost in that riptide Not afraid anymore
Hey there
Gonna ride that moontide Gonna ride that moontide All the way to shore
Hey there
Gonna face that danger
Hey it's no stranger
Not afraid anymore Not afraid anymore Not afraid anymore
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