Intro:
E A B x2
E A
Some people ride the wave of generosity
B E
Some people ride the wave of mediocrity
E A
Me I ride the wave of never gonna drown
B E
Oh just fooling around
E
Now I gots the balloons
A
And you you gots the mud
B
And me I gots the snail
E
And you you gots the stuff
E A
Well you got so much more than I figure was in store
B E
Oh I ain't foolin no more
E A
Now some people ride the cat when asleep or when awake
B E
Some people ride a cat for riding a cat's sake
E A
Me I ride this cat cause its claws have got my eyes
B E
I'll get 'em back in a few more tries
B E
Oh I'll get 'em back in a few more tries
E A
Some people write the books that tenderize their names
B E
Some people write the books that bastardize our claims
E A
Me I ride the book that's sifting in the sand
B E
Aw, some day I'll understand
B E
Aw, some day I'll understand
E A
Some people write the songs that stay inside our souls
B E
Some people write the songs that really ain't songs at all
E A
Me I ride the song that ends right when it starts
B E
They'll split before they part
B E
Oh they'll split before they part
