Let It Ride Album: Five Miles sessions (1979) Vocal: John Lawton Ken Hensley /Mick Box /Lee Kerslake /John Lawton John Lawton - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboards Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums Before I leave town today Well, there’s something That I wanna say That you regret the stormy night You put your eyes on me Well, you cheated on me And you lied And I must’ve had that A thousand times But I’ll be comin’ back one day Just you wait and see Oh, yeah, let it ride, let it ride Let it slip, let it slide Ride the night away Let it ride, let it ride Let it slip, let it slide ‘Cause I’ll be coming back to stay This time you could’ve let me live But there’s nothing more That I can give You’ve stolen every day in my life And then you threw it away This train I’m gonna ride tonight Is gonna carry me Right out of your sight But I’ll be comin’ back some time And then you’re gonna pay Oh won’t you take me tonight Won’t you carry me right to the top Taking me higher You carry me through The things that you know To the end of the line How much higher? The last lap is mine It’s too long as they say You know it’s just what will be As you’ve wavin’ goodbye Keep rememberin’ why The devil that got you was me You’re the city where I wanted to be But the lonely spell you put on me It’s time for you to realise That there’s just no way |