Lyrics to
Ride Into The Sun

This version of Ride Into The Sun was released by Lou Reed in 1972.

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Looking for another chance
for someone else to be
Looking for another place
to ride into the sun

Ride into the sun
ride into the sun
Ride into the sun
ride into the sun
Where –

– everything seems so pretty
but if you’re tired and you’re sick of the city
Remember that it’s just a flower
made out of clay
Oh-oh-oh, the city –

– where everything seems so dirty
but if you’re tired and you’re filled with self-pity
Remember that you’re just one more
person who’s there

It’s hard to live in the city
It’s hard to live in the city, oh, oh-oh
It’s hard to live in the city, oh, wow-wow
It’s hard to live in the city

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About Lyrics and Ride Into The Sun by Lou Reed

The lyrics to Ride Into The Sun are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Lou Reed in 1972. Elements of the lyrics to Ride Into The Sun are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Lou Reed and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Ride Into The Sun back when it was created.

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