Bright Morning Ride

[Verse 1]

Your red bike leans against the railing

Helmet hanging from the handlebar

River turns the color of a penny

Morning opens where we are

You say, “Race me to the old stone bridge”

I say, “Only if you let me lead”

Two loose wheels and a paper coffee

Rolling faster than the reeds

[Pre-Chorus]

Past the ferry, past the market

Past the boats tied up in rows

Every pedal finds a promise

Only we know

[Chorus]

Ride with me where the river bends

Sun on your sleeve, wind around the fence

Hands in the air when the red light ends

We’ve got the whole bright morning to spend

Ride with me, don’t slow down yet

Laughing so hard that we both forget

Where we were headed, where we’ve been

Turn the corner and begin again

[Verse 2]

A dog barks from a narrow porchway

Train rolls out beyond the grain

Your shoelace comes undone at mile nine

So we stop beside the lane

You tuck a daisy in my basket

I find a feather by the shore

The town is waking one door at a time

We keep asking for one more

[Pre-Chorus]

Past the willow, past the playground

Past the mural painted blue

Every little road looks golden

Leading back to you

[Chorus]

Ride with me where the river bends

Sun on your sleeve, wind around the fence

Hands in the air when the red light ends

We’ve got the whole bright morning to spend

Ride with me, don’t slow down yet

Laughing so hard that we both forget

Where we were headed, where we’ve been

Turn the corner and begin again

[Bridge]

If the day gets heavy later

If the sky turns iron gray

Meet me by the water after work

We’ll find this road and ride away

[Final Chorus]

Ride with me where the river bends

Sun on your sleeve, wind around the fence

Hands in the air when the red light ends

We’ve got the whole bright morning to spend

Ride with me, don’t slow down yet

Your name is warm on my breath

No map can tell us where this goes

We’ll follow the river till it knows

[Outro]

One more bridge, one more turn

One more sunrise left to learn