I was the only one on Highway 281. Perfect day for a leisurely four wheel roll up this all American ribbon, in the greatest country in the world. Post card weather, marshmallow clouds floating in front of a big blue sky. Wide open spaces all around me. Not a house, barn building or car on the horizon. Me, the horses under the hood, and that little wink on the side, all wanted to rock and roll it up this blacktop road. Run through the gears, bump up the tunes and punch the pedal. Big smiles all around rolling up highway two eighty one so much fun. Feeling like a son of a gun thats gotta run.
You ever wanted to take a drive or go for a ride just because you could? I've been on Sunday drives and the long way around. Been on beer runs, rolled up and down the main drag and cruised through the drive-in. Moon-lit drives are nice too. Some times you need to take the horses out for a run. (Mechanical reasons; seals, oil, gas, etc.
This post is about grabbing the keys and going for a ride. A drive for fun with no particular place to go. Maybe its BBQ, beer, and ice cream down the road; doesn't matter just go, go, go. Get out of the house for a few hours or days. Some drivers like to think things over when rolling along, for others its a way to clear the head. A drive can be fun and relaxing, your favorite music is on, singing as loud as you can. A little traffic, the open road ahead is clear sailing. Let those horses run. Giddy Up and Go...
A drive with good music go together like peanut butter and jelly. Are you prepared for a spontaneous drive? Make your favorite musical mix, grab the keys and go for a ride. Here is a list of popular road songs. Some of your favorites maybe here too. Songs you'll sing along with even if you can't sing. Music is the soundtrack for a great road-trip. There are so many great songs for a drive. What are yours? Grab the music, them keys and go, go, go. Here we go, turn it up.
My mix music for that day.
"Green Onions," Booker T. and the MGs. "Midnight Rider," Allman Brothers. "Love Shack," B-52's. "Cruisin", Smokey Robinson. “No Particular Place to Go & Maybelline," Chuck Berry.
“Travelin’ Band,” CCR., “Pink Houses,” John Mellencamp, “Truckin’,” Grateful Dead, “Highway to Hell,” AC/DC, "King of the Road," Roger Miller, "On the Road Again," Willie Nelson, "Drive My Car," The Beatles, "Fast Car," Tracy Chapman, "I can't drive 55," Sammy.
"Panama," Van Halen, "The Road Goes on Forever," Robert Earl Keen, "Born to Run," Bruce Springsteen, "Little Deuce Coupe," The Beach Boys, "Under My Wheels," Alice Cooper, "Hot Rod Lincoln," A Sleep at the Wheel, "Twilight Zone," Golden Earring.
"I've Been Everywhere," Johnny Cash, "Lost Highway," Hank Williams, "Movin' On," Merle Haggard, Me and Bobby McGee, "Janis Joplin, "The Weight," The Band, “Born to be Wild,” Steppenwolf, “Tush,” ZZ Top, “Truckin’,” Grateful Dead. "Take Me Home Country Roads," John Denver.
This trip inspired my very first poem.
Wanna Roll.
Its great weather, morning, noon or night, doesn't matter just the right time for a roll on some wheels, two, four or more doesn't matter, just wanna roll. A Gypsy souls gotta roll. A few hours, a few days or weeks, it doesn't matter when your rolling along sing'n a song.
Sing out loud and proud. Have a fun safe drive. Ya'll come back...
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