Red Rider

Released: June 30, 1981

Songwriter: Tom Cochrane

Producer: Richard Landis Michael James Jackson

I walk out the door but I don't get very far
I count the steps to keep me occupied
So I don't break down, I'll keep it inside

Don't let go of me, keep me in mind
Won't you hold me just one more time?
I'm blowing away but I'll be back
Don't let go of me

And there's a price that I pay
For the work in my life
But I'd never turn back the hands of time
Because I love what I do as much as I love you

Don't let go of me, keep me in mind
Won't you hold me just one more time?
I'm blowing away but I'll be back
Don't let go of me

Keep your light burning
So brightly until I get home
Just like the beacon
That brings the tired sailor back in

Don't let go of me, keep me in mind
Won't you hold me just one more time?
I'm blowing away but I'll be back
Don't let go of me

Don't let go of me, keep me in mind
Won't you hold me just one more time?
I'm blowing away but I'll be back

Don't let go of me, keep me alive
Won't you hold me just one more time?
I'm blowing away but I'll be back
Don't let go of me

Just one more time
I'm blowing away but I'll be back
Don't let go of me

Red Rider was a Canadian rock band that formed in 1975. A few years later, future rock legend Tom Cochrane joined the band, and in 1979 released its breakthrough album Don’t Fight It. As Far as Siam, released in 1981, contained Lunatic Fringe, which remains Red Rider’s largest success. The band broke up silently in 1990, but reformed in 2002 and plays live to this day.

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