Long Ride Home
Michael Franti Spearhead Lyrics


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It's a long ride home
It's a long ride home
You and me would always be
Dreaming of places we would never ever get to see
Like Indonesia or Zanzabar
But every night we'd end up at a local bar
Somebody told me don't stare at horizons
Unless you are ready to run
So let's save our money and buy a car
So we can we can drive all the way across America
One day closer till my number comes
We gonna keep on burnin' till the night is gone
It's a long ride home
It's a long ride home
It's a long ride home
We drove down the Mississippi past a bus of hippies
Drinking 40s and rolling up some sticky icky
Under the stars or maybe even Mars
Muscle cars are smoking up the boulevard
You look pretty out of the city
You said you love me and there's no place you wanna go alone
One day closer till my number comes
We gonna keep on burnin' till the night is gone
It's a long ride home
It's a long ride home
So take me away
Take me away
Take me away
One day closer till my number comes
We gonna keep on burnin' till the night is gone
It's a long ride home
So take me away (Why don't you take me away)
Take me away (Why don't you take me away)
Take me away
One day closer till my number comes
We gonna keep on burnin' till the night is gone




It's a long ride home
It's a long ride home

Overall Meaning

In Michael Franti's Spearhead's song Long Ride Home, the lyrics reflect on the idea of dreams vs reality. The song is about two people who dream of traveling to faraway and exotic places like Indonesia or Zanzibar. However, they always end up at a local bar, too distracted by their day-to-day lives to make their dreams a reality. The song encourages the two to save money and buy a car so that they can explore the vast country of America. The lyrics suggest that every day brings one step closer to death, so it's important to live life to the fullest and not let ourselves be held back by fear or inaction.


The lyrics also touch on themes of love and companionship, with the two characters finding solace in each other's company as they travel through different parts of America. The song's title, "Long Ride Home," suggests that while the journey may be long and difficult, home is ultimately where the heart is.


Overall, the song encourages listeners to take risks, chase their dreams, and appreciate the journey along the way.


Line by Line Meaning

It's a long ride home
Returning home takes a lot of time and effort.


You and me would always be Dreaming of places we would never ever get to see
We always had big dreams of traveling to exotic places, but they never came to fruition.


Like Indonesia or Zanzabar But every night we'd end up at a local bar
We wanted to travel to faraway lands, but instead we spent our evenings at nearby bars.


Somebody told me don't stare at horizons Unless you are ready to run
A wise person once advised me not to gaze off into the distance unless I was willing to act on my desires.


So let's save our money and buy a car So we can we can drive all the way across America One day closer till my number comes We gonna keep on burnin' till the night is gone
We plan to save up and purchase a car, so we can take a road trip across America and live life to the fullest.


We drove down the Mississippi past a bus of hippies Drinking 40s and rolling up some sticky icky Under the stars or maybe even Mars Muscle cars are smoking up the boulevard
We had some wild experiences driving down Mississippi, passing by a bus of hippies smoking and drinking while admiring the stars or perhaps even considering Mars as a future destination.


You look pretty out of the city You said you love me and there's no place you wanna go alone
You look beautiful when outside of the city, and you proclaimed your love for me and your desire to never go anywhere alone.


So take me away (Why don't you take me away) One day closer till my number comes We gonna keep on burnin' till the night is gone It's a long ride home
Let's escape together and live life to the fullest, having fun until our final day.




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ADRIAN SCOTT NEWMAN, MICHAEL J. FRANTI, JASON BOWMAN

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