[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
I was 17 when I left my home and I never thought I make it on back
I lost myself in the bedroom walls until this road finally turned to black
Climbing up into the golden state with the clothes on my back and a couple of brand new shoes
Then the girl I once knew called me up on the phone and said, "Honey, what you gotta lose?"

[Pre-Chorus]
Calm yourself, know that it's a wild ride
Be yourself, angel, swallow your pride
Teach yourself, learn to be a short fight
You gotta calm yourself, know that it's a wild ride
Be yourself, angel, swallow your pride
Teach yourself, learn to be a short fight

[Chorus]
Baby, it's a wild ride, ride, it's a ride
Baby, it's a wild ride, ride, it's a ride
Baby, it's a wild-
Run away with the life you're living
Take a shot at the love you're given
[Post-Chorus]
Ride, ride, it's a ride
Baby, it's a wild ride
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

[Verse 2]
Now I'm 21 with the weight on my shoulders feeling like a soldier Bruised on my soul, but I'm never losing my composure, no
I hit the boulevard with a haze on my head with a couple of torn up shoes
Then my mama called me up on the phone and said, "Remember the love you choose"

[Pre-Chorus]
Calm yourself, know that it's a wild ride
Be yourself, angel, swallow your pride
Teach yourself, learn to be a short fight

[Chorus]
Baby, it's a wild ride, ride, it's a ride
Baby, it's a wild ride, ride, it's a ride
Baby, it's a wild-
Run away with the life you're living
Take a shot at the love you're given

[Post-Chorus]
Ride, ride, it's a ride
Baby, it's a wild ride
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Baby, it's a wild ride
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

[Verse 3]
23 i look back at the road, where the footprints lead me home
There's an ocean full of buried dreams, oh, I will dive in the unknown
I tread the water everyday, yeah, I'm just tryna stay afloat
So rescue me from the depths of the water before my body turns to stone

[Pre-Chorus]
Calm yourself, know that it's a wild ride
Be yourself, angel, swallow your pride
Teach yourself, learn to be a short fight
You gotta calm yourself, know that it's a wild ride
Be yourself, angel, swallow your pride
Teach yourself, learn to be a short fight

[Chorus]
Baby, it's a wild ride, ride, it's a ride
Baby, it's a wild ride, ride, it's a ride
Baby, it's a wild-
Run away with the life you're living
Take a shot at the love you're given

[Post-Chorus]
Ride, ride, it's a ride
Baby, it's a wild ride
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
(Baby, it's a wild ride)
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
(Baby, it's a wild ride)
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