Track 6 from their second album “Thirsty Ears” released in 1981 copyright Liberty Records. It reached No. 11 on the Canadian chart and achieved Platinum status that same year. The album received above average reviews. They won the Blues Foundation Award in Memphis, Tennessee and toured the US and Europe with legends like Willie Dixon, John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, James Brown, Albert Collins, James Cotton and Stevie Ray Vaughan. A highlight of their career was headlining the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. Written by Jack Lavin and produced by Tom Lavin. RIP Duris Maxwell. Featuring:

Tom Lavin - Lead vocals, lead & rhythm guitars, background vocals & horn arrangements
Willie MacCalder – Piano, Hammond B-3 organ & background vocals
David Woodward – Tenor & alto saxes
Bill Runge – Baritone sax & horn arrangements
Mark Hasselbach – Trumpet & trombone
Jack Lavin – Lead vocals, bass & background vocals
Duris Maxwell – Drums & percussion
Special Guests:
Robbie King – Keyboards on “She Took My Soul"
Wayne Kozak – Tenor sax on "She's Crazy"

Say, girl, you wanna go for a joyride?

How slowly time was passin' me till I became sixteen
Speedin' down the highway was my reoccurring dream
I wanted nothin' more than to be cruisin' down the road
But waitin' for my license would have made my head explode

At midnight I would tiptoe down and steal my Mama's keys
I'd roll that Chevy down the hill, vanish like the breeze

(Joy ridin') look out for the man
(Joy ridin') give that rearview mirror a scan
(Joy ridin') you better look out for the man
(Joy ridin') we're joy ridin'

I'd make myself some chalk marks on the driveway by the tires
Disconnect the speedo, cross ignition wires
Then over to the highway where I'd rev that engine wide
It made me feel so good just to be goin' for a ride

And when the sun was comin' up, I'd have that Chevy stowed
Right back in the driveway, the engine would be cold

(Joy ridin') look out for the man
(Joy ridin') give that rearview mirror a scan
(Joy ridin') you better look out for the man
(Joy ridin') we're joy ridin'

Back then my life's ambition was just havin' my own car
By now I've owned so many, I don't know just where they are
But here's a little secret that nobody seems to guess
My wheels still fly at midnight just to ease my mental stress

They told me I'd grow out of it in a year or so
But all those years have passed me by, still I got to go

(Joy ridin') look out for the man
(Joy ridin') give that rearview mirror a scan
(Joy ridin') you better look out for the man
(Joy ridin') we're joy ridin'

Take a little joy ride with me girl
C'mon baby, I got a muscle machine
Ha, ha, ow
Hey, would you keep that bottle beneath the window?
Don't want the man to see
Uh-oh, what's that, there are red lights behind me?
Ow, I better get outta here
Later on smelly
I'm gone, gone, gone, gone
Ha, ha, ha
Bye-bye

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