About the time that I turned 14 I got a job doing landscaping Those days were long and my old boss was mean About the time that I turned 16 I got a car and no place to be I'd fill up the tank and drive out to the sea The Rockies ain't too far from here if we drive all night The cold air will do you well in the mountain morning light So let's ride Let's ride on through the rain Come on and take me anywhere that you want to be So let's ride By the time that I turned 19 I'd seen so much and I was still green It's taken me a time or two To learn the things I watch you do for me There I was at 29 I can't believe I'm still alive Though it was never easy, yeah You and me were born to survive The Rockies ain't too far from here if we drive all night The cold air will do you well in the mountain morning light So let's ride That was my escape A way to change the tape That was playing, that was playing in my head The Rockies ain't too far from here if we drive all night The cold air will do you well in the mountain morning light So let's ride Let's ride on through the rain Come on and take me anywhere that you want to be So let's ride, let's ride Let's follow the skyline And when we make it to the other side We'll find all the bluest skies