Let It Ride

Listen while you read: Nothing to see here.

Moving like the fog on the Cumberland River
I was leaving on the Delta Queen
And I wasn't ready to go
I'm never ready to go

Twenty-seven years of nothing but failures
And promises that I couldn't keep
Oh, Lord, I wasn't ready to go
I'm never ready to go

Let it ride, let it ride easy down the road
Let it ride, let it take away all of the darkness
Let it ride, let it rock me in the arms of strangers' angels
Until it brings me home
Let it ride, let it ride, let it go

Loaded like a sailor tumbling off a ferry boat
I was at the bar till three
Oh, Lord, I wasn't ready to go
I'm never ready to go

Let it ride . . . 

I wanna see you tonight dancing in the endless moonlight
In the parking lot in the headlights of cars
Someplace on the moon where they moved the drive-in theater
Where I left the car that I can't find but I still got the keys to

Let it ride . . . 

~  Ryan Adams et al

I know that Ryan Adams can be an arrogant SOB, but as far as his music goes, he can do no wrong. I think he is a brilliant songwriter and a smooth crooner. I have yet to see him live, but it's on my bucket list. "Let It Ride" appears on 2005's Cold Roses. Perhaps you've heard songs from his recent release, Prisoner. Those songs were penned after his separation from Mandy Moore. Clearly, Adams wears more than denim on his sleeve. Talk about heartache.

The video linked above has nothing to offer visually, but I chose it because it's the more upbeat version of the song. You can Google the song to find some live versions, in which he performs the song at a much slower pace. Like it's an entirely different song. But since I have no heartache going on in my little world right now, I chose the less emotional version.

What I do have going on is trying to get ready for this upcoming road trip. It's true that I have a week before I go, but the to-do list just keeps growing, with very little crossed off. I'm never ready to go. Part of the problem, dear readers, is this blog. I am trying to not only keep up with the daily posts, but also, to draft every day's post for the 15-day road trip! I don't want to be restricted in my fun by having to sit down and compose a post every day. Each post takes me an hour or two, depending on how much research I do. Do I want to say to my guy, "Hey, you go check out Mount St. Helens without me while I sit at my computer in the hotel room and write my blog?" Um, no.

And of course, you're thinking, "Jeez, Terry, just take a vaca from the damn blog! We'll survive without it for two weeks!" Of course you would. But this is me . . . when I make a commitment to something, I do everything possible to stick to it. I can't let it ride.

BUT! I will be able to let it ride easy once I am out in the great Northwest! Time enough to post a picture on each post, and then I'll let it ride easy down the road . . . until it brings me home. Here's hoping I don't tumble off one of the three ferries I'll be on or, heaven help us, not be able to find our rental car. With driving to a new destination each day, I don't think I'll be hanging out in the bars until 3:00.

One week to go, and then let it ride! I'll be ready to go. (I will, right?)