You Take the Ride

A certain man was goin down Goin down to Jericho town A stranger in a land so vast and cruel Some men approached with empty hands With empty hands they came to dance Left him barren and bleeding, their hands full Into the sky another gazed Seeking the path to the perfect way The Father told of righteous deeds He’d favor If you love Me and and want to serve me well Love your neighbor as you love yourself And if for Me you voyage, to the least you’ll voice this offer You take the ride and I'll take the road You take the ride and I'll take the long road You take the ride and I'll walk along beside you No oh Lord how can this be It’s not about them, just you and me A chill swept through his trembling soul as the Spirit stirred He came upon this pilgrim spent Lost perspective, found intent Crawled off his beast and began to voice this offer You take the ride and I'll take the road You take the ride and I'll take the long road You take the ride and I'll walk along beside you You are in need my brother You are in pain my sister How many yet to pass and look away I’ve got a life, a true significant life My family needs me home tonight Need we assess the just or just obey You take the ride and I'll take the road You take the ride and I'll take the long road You take the ride and I'll walk along beside you