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A Ride Back Home Lyrics by John Mellencamp

On the Rural Route 7609

2008

Hey Jesus, can You give me a ride back home?
I’ve been out here in this world too long on my own
I won’t bother You no more
If You can just get me in the door
Hey Jesus, can You give me a ride back home?
When I started out, I was so young and so strong
I just let it roll off my back when things went wrong
Now it’s starting to get to me
All of this inhumanity
Hey Jesus, can You give me a ride back home?
You wouldn’t know it by looking at me now
But I was showing some promise once upon a time
But it’s gone now
And it ain’t coming back
My time’s come and gone
It’s as simple as that
Hey Jesus, this world is too troublesome for me
I try to fight off all these devils, but I’m just too weak
When I’m out here walking alone
I feel like taking my life, but I won’t
Too big a coward, can You give me a ride back home?
Hey Jesus, can You give me a ride back home?
Hey Jesus, can You give me a ride back home?
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John Mellencamp

John Mellencamp

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"A Ride Back Home" appears on "On the Rural Route 7609" in 2008.

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