[Verse 1]
I wanna ride, ride the tiger
I wanna ride, ride the tiger
It will be black and white in the dead of night
Eyes flashing in the clear moonlight
I wanna ride, ride the tiger

[Chorus]
It's like a tear in the hands of a western man
He'll tell you about salt, carbon and water
But a tear to a Chinese man
He'll tell you 'bout sadness and sorrow
Or the love of a man and a woman

[Verse 2]
I wanna ride, ride the tiger
And I wanna sail through the risin' sun
For you and you, for you and you
We got something to learn from the other side
Something to give, we got nothing to hide
I wanna ride, ride the tiger

[Bridge]
Black wants out of the streets
Yellow wants the country
Red wants the country back
White wants out of this world
Sing, sing to the sky
[Verse 3]
I wanna ride, ride the tiger
I wanna ride, ride the tiger
Look to the summer of '75
All the world is gonna come alive
Do you wanna ride, ride the tiger?

[Chorus]
It's like a tear in the hands of a western man
He'll tell you about salt, carbon and water
But a tear to an oriental man
He'll tell you 'bout sadness and sorrow
Or the love of a man and a woman

[Outro]
It's like a tear
It's like love
It's like a tear
It's like love
Do you wanna ride?
Do you wanna ride?